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Explore the intricacies of IBM's z/OS mainframe operating system through a comprehensive series of tutorials and lectures. Dive into various aspects of mainframe computing, including programming languages like PL/I, COBOL, REXX, and Assembler. Learn about system utilities, console operations, and performance monitoring tools. Discover how to work with DASD, JES2, and SMF. Gain insights into mainframe hardware, from disk and tape devices to the iconic IBM 1403 printer. Practice hands-on skills by writing "Hello World" programs in different languages, developing applications with ISPF panels and DB2, and exploring Unix System Services. Understand the evolution of mainframe technology, from 24-bit to 64-bit systems, and compare MVS 3.8 with modern z/OS. Delve into mainframe history, including a look at nearly extinct systems like OS/VS1. Perfect for both beginners and experienced mainframe professionals looking to expand their knowledge and skills in z/OS and related technologies.

Syllabus

50 year old 24 bit PL/I F compiler on a modern 64 bit z/OS system - M46.
IBM OS/VS Cobol compiler vs modern IBM Enterprise Cobol compiler - M47.
Install the Prycroft IMON monitor for z/OS and MVS 3.8j - M63.
The IBM HLASM and FX Assemblers- and using Unix System Services - M33.
Exploring the IBM High Level Assembler - HLASM and comparing to MVS 3.8 FX assembler - M33.
Playing with Rexx on the mainframe - M49.
z/ OS HLASM assembler program submits a job to internal reader - M48.
Write our own IEFBR14 MVS, z/OS utility - M52.
MVS (or z/OS) console operations - M53.
Operate your MVS console remotely with IMON - M55.
z/OS systems programming - obtaining OS data from the nucleus - M57.
Systems Programming for z/OS or MVS - Writing TSO interactive utilities - M58.
REXX Systems Programming - M62.
Advanced Linux networking for your emulated mainframes - M70.
Systems programming with IBM Cobol - M72.
MVS or z/OS: how to copy load modules properly - M76.
How slow is the Hercules mainframe emulation really? - M77.
Mainframes, how they work and what they do - M80.
Automate your ISPF editor with CLIST and REXX macros - M81.
Build your latest version of Hercules from source - M82.
IBM SMF (System Management Facility) on z/OS, Part I - M83.
z/OS SMF and RMF reporting with ready-to-submit examples Part III - M85.
Mainframe quiz - Win an IBM S/370 mainframe! - M100.
Almost extinct: IBM OS/VS1, JES1, and PL/1 Optimizing Compiler - M102.
Huge size DASD now possible with Hercules - How to use it - M107.
MVS and z/OS DD parameters made easy - M114.
z/OS for Linux folks - M116.
Nicolae Ceausescu LAST SPEECH.
Rexx: Who's online in TSO?- M118.
Mainframe sorting on z/OS - DFSORT - M119.
Using the Merge function with IBM DF Sort on the mainframe - M120.
Hello world in mainframe JCL - M121.
Hello world in REXX on IBM z/OS - M122.
Hello world program in mainframe Cobol - M124.
Hello world in mainframe assembler HLASM - M127.
JES2 MAS cluster and adding JES2 spool space - M128.
Defrag disks with ADRDSSU on z/OS - M130.
Backup up with z/OS ADRDSSU and MVS DSSDUMP - M131.
the moshix IBM zPDT mainframe - M132.
Running Unix programs and SDSF in batch in z/OS - M133.
Writing z/OS apps with Rexx and DB2 - M134.
CodeNotary vcn Command Line Interface Tool - Onboarding Walkthrough.
Printing out the Apollo 11 guidance software from the mainframe on the IBM 1403 printer - M135.
Developing a flights information app in z/OS with Rexx and DB2 Part 2 - M136.
Writing apps on z/OS with Rexx and DB2 - part 3 - M137.
Install open source ported tools on z/OS USS - M141.
Email app in Rexx with TSO ISPF panel - M143.
ISPF procedural panels with Panel Rexx - M144.
Accessing SDSF from Rexx on z/OS - M145.
Move data sets between z/OS mainframes with AMATERSE - M156.
A chat server for HNET (BITNET) - M158.
Manual IPL of MVS 3.8 TK4 - CLPA and JES2 cold start - M160.
Mainframe 24/31/32/64 bits explained - M161.
Cold start of a real IBM mainframe - M164.
Hardware repair and preventive maintenance on IBM mainframe - M165.
Cool hacks with a real iron mainframe - M166.
Cobol and the New Jersey Health Dept Debacle - M169.
Free NJE software for zLinux on the mainframe - M171.
Mainframe Cobol built to last decades - M170.
MVS 3.8 or z/OS? MVS gives you all the fun and none of the legal trouble - M175.
Livestream - Connecting real IBM 3270 terminals to emulated mainframes - L2.
The JCL DD statement for beginners - M178.
IBM mainframe disk devices from the beginning of S/360 to today - M177.
IBM mainframe tape devices - M180.
A Halloween mainframe horror story - M183.
The Thing about EBCDIC - M186.
Creating reports with IBM Cobol - M190.
Communicating with an MVS started task - M192.
Change the MVS / VTAM logon screen - M194.