While there may not be a "dedicated group" for mainframes on s.o, a google for
"stackoverflow mainframe"
returns :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mainframe
"The mainframe tag refers to the class of "big iron" computers,
primarily those from IBM. Currently this is limited to the System z
hardware, typically running zOS as its operating system, zVM, or
zLinux.
919 questions "
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I find SO to be sometimes as much a PIA as Wikipedia with their
"editors" and bizzare "posting criteria"
I think that some of the people who are "committed" there .... really
need to be committed ;)
E.g.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8722906/mainframe-internals
"
mainframe internals [closed]
Can anyone tell me links for reading about mainframe internals like
what happens in mainframe intrenally when I login or create a dataset
or submit a job. I googled but couldnt find"
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closed as not a real question by talonmies, skaffman, Mark, Bo
Persson, Joe Jan 5 '12 at 2:08
It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is
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While someone did post a reasonably good answer to the question :
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The Principles of Operation will give you as low-level a look at
mainframe internals as you're likely to get.
You mention wanting to know what happens internally "when I login or
create a dataset or submit a job." You might want to ask yourself,
"login to what?" exactly. TSO? CICS? IMS?
For creating datasets you might start with DFSMS.
For submitting jobs you might want to start with JES2 or JES3,
depending on which one you're using.
None of what you're asking is a small topic.
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I would have liked to add an answer to that question, but the
"powers-that-be" deemed it "not a question"
Mike
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Post by Tony Harminc ***@gmail.com [hercules-390]Post by John Murray ***@gmail.com [hercules-390]And, far as I know, there ainât no stackoveflow for a/os.
There has been much discussion on IBM-MAIN about this, and there is a
*proposed* one
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes
But there is a pretty severe culture clash - not merely about the content,
but about the rules and expectations for such a forum. The few hundred
(maybe a few thousand at most) mainframers on IBM-MAIN simply have no clout
at a place like Stack Overflow, and are not used to the whole process of
getting a new group approved.
Here's some commentary from Charles Mills on IBM-MAIN that explains some of
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Here is the deal. In order for the mainframe group to become real, they need
people to "commit" to it. Here is what commitment means: "I commit to
participate actively in Mainframes for at least three months, especially
during the private beta, and to ask or answer at least ten questions."
Your "commitment" carries much more weight if you have a reputation score of
200 or above on any other stackxxxxx site. You get points by answering
questions, especially if your answers are up-voted by others. I had not paid
much attention to that on stackoverflow so I have a score of only 103. I
have registered now on stackoverflow to be notified of mainframe questions
so hopefully I can answer some questions and improve my reputation score.
If you have a reputation score of more than 200 on any stackxxxxx site you
can really help by committing AND making sure you use the same userid on all
stackxxxxx sites so that the mainframe group is "aware" of your reputation.
I was unclear on all of this. Hope this helps. If this is old news to you,
please just hit delete.
But please consider committing to the mainframe site, for your benefit and
for the benefit of the platform.
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/118484/mainframes
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Tony H.