[ale] OT: How different is z/OS from Linux/Unix?

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Are you asking about how different the environemt of MVS is from
Linux/Unix or how different Linux on z/OS is from other installs?

William

On 03/05/2010 09:12 AM, scott mcbrien wrote:
> Yes z/OS is basically OS390, but updated.  IBM changed the name of the
> hardware platform from 390 to z Series several years back.
>
> -Scott
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:50 PM, wolf at wolfhalton.info
> <wolf at wolfhalton.info> wrote:
>   
>> It is difficult to get IBM mainframes� to play with, but I want to at least
>> see z/OS at some point.� I have seen a little of MVS and fellow list-member
>> Mr Bass has told me about MVS on Linux, which we have messed with but I (at
>> least) haven't gotten to work.� z/OS is a more recent development from
>> OS/390 (or is it OS/360?).� Any ideas?
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