Automate Your TSO Logons With Vista TN3270 Application Macros and a Windows Batch (.bat) File
January 13, 2021
In this tutorial, we look at all the steps that are involved in the process of automating TSO logons, using the Vista TN3270 application and a Windows Batch (.bat) file. Components Involved Step by Step Instructions Step 1: Create a new session file for your Vista TN3270 Terminal session Application As the very first step, […]
ArticlesProblem Solving in the Data Center
December 22, 2020
Tony Turetsky, software developer and analyst at P.C. Richard & Son, on his approach to problems and insights for industry-wide solutions to improving systems management strategies
ArticlesEzriel Gross on the Importance of CICS
May 1, 2020
Reg Harbeck talks with Ezriel Gross about his history with CICS and its continued importance in the mainframe community
ArticlesHomer Ahr Reflects on Working Mission Control for the NASA Apollo Space Program
March 2, 2020
Growing up in the midst of Sputnik and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Homer Ahr’s interests in the space program were piqued early. Ahr became a computer operator for a construction company in his early college years. Inspired to further his career, he taught himself how to program in FORTRAN. Ahr was later asked to work […]
ArticlesVideos Highlight the Latest on Storage
February 25, 2020
Learn what's new and on the horizon in the world of storage through videos produced by the IBM Washington Systems Center.
Mobile Applications for IBM i Enable Business Continuity
February 3, 2020
Cellphones and mobile devices, long a part of our daily lives, have also become essential in the world of business. That’s certainly the case for Alan Seiden. As head of Seiden Group, a consulting firm specializing in application development and modernization on the IBM i platform, Seiden manages his business from his phone. When traveling […]
ArticlesUsing Server Message Block on AIX
August 27, 2019
Server Message Block (SMB) 2.1 support is now available for AIX 7.2.
ArticlesMidnight Commander Normalizes IBM i App Dev
March 1, 2019
The Midnight Commander tool is one of many enhancements to IBM i that “normalize” the application development environment.
ArticlesImproved Error Handling Increases Usability
March 1, 2019
Errors can be managed, anticipated, controlled and sometimes resolved if an IT development unit is properly structured.
Articles10 Amazing Things that Happened in 2018
January 4, 2019
In 2018, Jesse Gorzinski predicted that it would be a breakthrough year for open source on IBM i, and his prediction held true.