This group is for all folks running the original IBM VM/370 Release 6 operating system (or later (e.g. VMTCE (Community Edition)) on Hercules. Like the other early IBM operating systems this version has always been in the public domain and so can be freely distributed. The base version as supplied by IBM is lacking in many facilities. IBM solved this by providing additional extension products which were licensed and so are not available. There are however many user enhancements available which can be installed. In addition, in order to get users up and running quickly updated "releases" of VM/370 included the most popular updates are available for download, so novices can start to learn VM without having to delve into the system internals. It is intended that this wiki will provide information on the base release and these updates.
The available versions are here :-
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Re: VM/370 & SVC
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Been there, read that. ;-) Good overview, but I'm done with milk and looking for meat :-D SO ... into the code I go. At least the code is documented. ... Mark S.
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Mark A. Stevens
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Re: VM/370 & SVC
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Mark, Well as VM/370 always was source maintained I think the source is the only documentation on which entry goes where¡. This manual SY20-0887-1_vmLogicV2_Mar79.pdf Has some more info (sequential
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Dave Wade
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Re: VM/370 & SVC
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I've found (and read) manuals for SVC 202/203, finally and that is taking me into the code, specifically DMSITS and DMSFNC. (Special thanks to Olaf for writing VMFEE EXEC.) File: $DMSITS? ASSEMBLE
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Mark A. Stevens
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Rene, thanks so very much for sharing this information. ?So the Hercules changes for NJE _are_ present in the source. That leaves the RSCS and possibly VM/CE enhancements for NJE connectivity as
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Harold Grovesteen
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Yes, that's quite correct.
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Jay Maynard
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Jay Maynard wrote: Ah. Okay. That much is true, so apology accepted. :) Would it be fair to say that Aethra is intended to be more focused on legacy guest operating systems whereas SDL is currently
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Fish Fish
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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I apologize if I implied that SDL isn't about stability and correctness. It's just that it hangs out more on the bleeding edge of capability than Aethra is intended to, and has different development
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Jay Maynard
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Jay Maynard wrote: More bleeding-edge is true enough, as SDL Hyperion Hercules tries hard to make the changes necessary to support IBM's latest and greatest versions of their "z" operating systems,
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Fish Fish
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Jay, not sure if you are addressing your question about the Hercules changes to me or Mike. I never got as far as implementing anything with regard to the NJE node. ?I know there have been a few
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Harold Grovesteen
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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These two files are also in SDL-Hercules. Rene FERLAND, Montreal
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Ren¨¦ Ferland
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Fantastic! I look forward to it. -Dave
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Dave McGuire
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Check it here (files tcpnje.c and tcpnje.h): https://github.com/rbowler/spinhawk See also: http://software.beyondthepale.ie/Hercules/tcpnje/ Cheers, Rene FERLAND, Montreal
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Ren¨¦ Ferland
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Aethra is a Hercules distribution I'm developing and hope to release soon. It's intended to be more focused on stability and correctness and portability than SDL, which is more bleeding-edge.
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Jay Maynard
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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What is Aethra? -Dave
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Dave McGuire
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Can you point me at the Hercules changes? I'll include them in Aethra, if allowed. wrote:
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Jay Maynard
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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I have had extensive discussions with the author of the enhancements. It is a significant enhancement for RSCS and its attachment capabilities. It provides NJE node support in VM/370. There are
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Harold Grovesteen
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Re: Doubts about setting up RSCS
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Hi. This is a very clarifying recap! From what I read on the documentation (late 70s):
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Alejandro olivan Alvarez
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Re: vm370 ce - "MORE..." and some questions - Where are getting started manuals?!
It would be helpful to at least have the bitsaver link to vmR6: on the community vM page https://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM_370/Release_6/ Tim, I would grab all the manuals from that page. I don't
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Mike Stramba <mikestramba@...>
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Re: vm370 ce - "MORE..." and some questions - Where are getting started manuals?!
Dave Wade wrote: [...] Quite right. I guess I need to start reading *all* of peoples' replies before replying myself. I just posted a reply saying essentially the same thing (but as usual, not as
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Fish Fish
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Re: vm370 ce - "MORE..." and some questions - Where are getting started manuals?!
Mike Beer wrote: [...] Interesting! Because that's actually wrong. The CLEAR key clears the *entire* screen, including the input and status areas too, thereby requiring the entire next screen to be
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Fish Fish
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