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Anyone have experience in extending VM/CE under Hercules worldwide?

 

Hello,

Several college and other friends are looking to bring back the glory (old men) days, when VM/370 R6 PLC 29 brought us together (and later VM/SP).? To this end, I'm looking for those who have experience in bringing people across the world together using VM/CE and Hercules.

The methods I can see are:
  • Extend printers to their computer and local printers.? Thought is the HercPRT program.
  • Connect systems using CTCA (would the HercCTCI program work?).
  • Isn't there a program to connect two systems for login purposes?? Instead of using WC3270 (or similar)?
  • Connect remote printers, punches, card reader, etc., via RSCS.? How would this work today, though?? When I was a SysAdmin, we used real devices, but now?
  • Is there an auto tape mount feature?
  • Method to access an AWS file on another system (e.g. in the UK) as a tape om the local system?
  • Other things that goes into working remotely as a team using VM?
Thank you,

Bertram Moshier
WB8ERT

Kids today have no idea of all you can do with 50+ year old operating systems or software!

Hopefully - some day - we can get TCP/IP with apps (OSI seven layers) on our VM.? Also get it to 31-bit.
 

* Extend printers to their computer and local printers. ?Thought is the HercPRT program.
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There is also virtual1403 on Github.
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* Is there an auto tape mount feature?
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Someone on the Discord channel I have mentioned before, was working on such a thing. Don't know the status.
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A lot of what you are asking for seemed to depend on IUVC, which showed up in SP 3.
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31-bit would pretty much be a total rewrite of VM (VM/XA).
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Again, this is all from memory. Forgive the errors, and please ask questions.
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?... Mark S.
 

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For auto tape mounts (and other Operator requests), I would look at the 'AutoMount' member of the Waterloo Mods Tapes. This predates even VMCF and I would look to update it to use VMCF. I don't think you need to take it as far as IUCV. If Hercules Automated Operator (HAO) can grab some messages from an authorized SVM (autoop), then requested items can be mounted, autoop notified and item verification can be done before handing the item off to the requestor.

Tom Kern

On 7/19/2024 10:12 AM, Mark A. Stevens via groups.io wrote:

* Extend printers to their computer and local printers. ?Thought is the HercPRT program.
?
There is also virtual1403 on Github.
?
* Is there an auto tape mount feature?
?
Someone on the Discord channel I have mentioned before, was working on such a thing. Don't know the status.
?
A lot of what you are asking for seemed to depend on IUVC, which showed up in SP 3.
?
31-bit would pretty much be a total rewrite of VM (VM/XA).
?
Again, this is all from memory. Forgive the errors, and please ask questions.
?
?... Mark S.
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