Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in...
by StillBored on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:53AM
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Ha, IPLing, seems to hardly be the problem. Its turning it back off... But then again, if you give up and use the big red switch its not so bad, but god help the next guy who wants to turn it back on.. <chuckle>
What really truly shocked me the most was "installing" a zvm/zos stack without relying on a machine image. Gosh, i'm still shocked thinking about it years later. I remember "writing" (cause copy pasting assembly with the assistance of someone who knew what the hell they were doing doesn't really qualify) system hooks for things that literally work out of the box in any OS written in the past 3 or so decades. Stunning..
What really truly shocked me the most was "installing" a zvm/zos stack without relying on a machine image. Gosh, i'm still shocked thinking about it years later. I remember "writing" (cause copy pasting assembly with the assistance of someone who knew what the hell they were doing doesn't really qualify) system hooks for things that literally work out of the box in any OS written in the past 3 or so decades. Stunning..