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On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:38:46 -0000 (UTC), docdwarf wrote:
in a skill that
folks decided to stop learning twenty years ago (thanks, Mr Gunshannon!)
Let's keep it honest. Folks never said they did not want to learn it.
From my experience in over 30 years in academia the decision was to stop >teaching it whether folks wanted to learn it or not.
I used to have a link around, somewhere, that lead to freeware which allowed IBM MVS mainframe emulation on a PC, including FORTRAN and COBOL compilers. Everything was - and still is - out there that'll allow someone who decides to learn it the learning.
In article <ldr69dF7qasU1@mid.individual.net>,
Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:38:46 -0000 (UTC), docdwarf wrote:
in a skill that
folks decided to stop learning twenty years ago (thanks, Mr Gunshannon!)
Let's keep it honest. Folks never said they did not want to learn it.
That might be why I didn't phrase it as 'folks said they didn't want to
learn it'. My words were 'folks decided to stop learning (it)'.
docdwarf@panix.com () <docdwarf@panix.com> schrieb:
In article <ldr69dF7qasU1@mid.individual.net>,
Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:38:46 -0000 (UTC), docdwarf wrote:
in a skill that
folks decided to stop learning twenty years ago (thanks, Mr Gunshannon!) >>>
Let's keep it honest. Folks never said they did not want to learn it.
That might be why I didn't phrase it as 'folks said they didn't want to
learn it'. My words were 'folks decided to stop learning (it)'.
When I talk about myself, I often mention that I wanted to learn COBOL.
Honestly, I don???t know what
those might be worth, but dealing with z/OS, ISPF, REXX, CICS
and COBOL on an IBM Z Mainframe was great fun though. ;)
When I talk about myself, I often mention that I wanted to learn COBOL.
From time to time, I got distracted by other things, but fortunately,
there are now countless opportunities to learn COBOL, and I assume others are also interested.
For example, I can recommend the following online course with GnuCOBOL, which would be a good start:
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/cobol
When it comes to mainframes, IBM offers countless opportunities,
including accounts and tests on mainframes.
PS: I recently got some Professional Certificates like "IBM Mainframe Developer" or "z/OS Mainframe Practitioner Specialization." There were others doing the same at the same time. Honestly, I don't know whatI did REXX back when I co-oped with BNR (Bell Northern Research),
those might be worth, but dealing with z/OS, ISPF, REXX, CICS
and COBOL on an IBM Z Mainframe was great fun though. ;)
I did REXX back when I co-oped with BNR (Bell Northern Research),
the research arm of Nortel Telecom later known as Nortel.
That was a cool language. I couldn't probably write a hello world program with it now; that was many years ago. Should look and see if I could
find REXX class, and interpreter for linux. LOL
I did REXX back when I co-oped with BNR (Bell Northern Research),
the research arm of Nortel Telecom later known as Nortel.
That was a cool language. I couldn't probably write a hello world program with it now; that was many years ago. Should look and see if I could
find REXX class, and interpreter for linux. LOL
Hello Amessyroom!
Thursday July 11 2024 10:29, Amessyroom wrote to Robert Doerfler:
..
I'll have to find the class, and see if I can get GnuCOBOL to work on
my VPS or RaspPi, and see if I can write some COBOL programs.
Works well on a Pi 3B+ with a 1Tb HDD - needed to install a Cobol >application on it as a self contained system offloaded from the main system >for some months with the idea of reducing overall power consumption.
Also set up a back up for it on a brand new Pi4B with 8Gb Ram and a SSD
but as it was not really needed dropped that idea.
I set up on the Pi3 Hercules running MVS, ciks, Cobol etc., as well.
Note the use of a SSD or/and a SSD.
I do not use a SD on anything.
When it comes to mainframes, IBM offers countless opportunities,May have to look into these opportunities; I've not taken any IBM training.
including accounts and tests on mainframes.
PS: I recently got some Professional Certificates like "IBMI did REXX back when I co-oped with BNR (Bell Northern Research),
Mainframe Developer" or "z/OS Mainframe Practitioner
Specialization." There were others doing the same at the same time.
Honestly, I don't know what those might be worth, but dealing with
z/OS, ISPF, REXX, CICS and COBOL on an IBM Z Mainframe was great
fun though. ;)
the research arm of Nortel Telecom later known as Nortel.
That was a cool language. I couldn't probably write a hello world
program with it now; that was many years ago. Should look and see if I could find REXX class, and interpreter for linux. LOL
Vincent