Getting Started with VM/CMS
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Hello, I used VM/CMS very briefly during school work experience over 35 years?ago and then came across Hercules and this mailing list and thought I'd have a play with it.
I found?
and I have downloaded and tried the five pack and six pack systems from there.? In each case I can get to the point where Hercules has started and IPLed VM and several 3270 terminals are connected, but I can't get to the point where I can get any CMS commands to work.
I did some searching and found Bob DuCharme's "Operating System Handbook" of which part 5 covers VM/CMS.? This describes a login screen with fields for username, password and command but, although a screen with character art appears, it doesn't have obvious fields to accept a user name or password.? Typing 'logon cmsuser' (as this is listed a valid?username in the sixpack readme) switches to a blank screen with 'CP READ' at the bottom right.? Typing 'IPL CMS' as per Bob's book gives an error message 'DMKCFC001E ?CP: IPL' and just about anything else just gives the message 'restart' in lower case.? The only commands that seem to do anything are logoff and shutdown.
What am I missing here?? How can I get to the point where I can issue CMS commands, please?? Is there a better crib sheet/reference I should be using?
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