RE: GCIC Fullscreen applications

Wolf
 
Easier - Definitely -- Much Much easier.
 
And there is no reason why you can't run this application in your own
machine. there are no special requirements other than it run in BC mode.
 
So when you want to edit in your own  machine just type GCIC the application
takes over. just like xedit or any other editer, it can be set to
Automatically disconnnect and free up your terminal and you can dial back in
to youur own machine,
 
You can set up any pasword system that you want - don''t need to use the
real paswords in the systems and VOILA it  is a single user editor.
 
A bit more complicated the just typing X xxxx xxxx x but still very doable
for systems programmers instead of what we have now which is Uggghhh "EDIT".
 
This isin't the ideal design for an editor as we know it - TSOISPF EDIT or
X-EDIT are the classic apps.
 
However we started off with limitations of not being able to use DIAGNOSE 58
to write to the CONSOLE.
This is designed specifically for the Free and Open VM/370-6 - Certainy if I
was going to write an editor on a later OS I would have chosen the other
method. But then you already have editors there. However the multi user
aspect is unique for CMS (pretty much even in todays world)
 
The question was how to make the Vanilla VM/370-6 (that you get for free)
work in full screen. For years we have all been sruggling with EDIT or
finding other solutions like copying the data back and foth from the PC.
From my point of view that was the bioggest turn off to working opn the
SYSTEM.
 
NO EDITOR - No real workplace tools --- It was pretty terrible. I am sure
the fact that there is no workplace environment has frightened may people
away from the free Hercules. Just too much effort to work without an editor
and browser in full screen.
 
SO - ergo - the challenge and the solution. I could have kept the
programming a lot simpler if I had just concentrated on the editor and not
the Multi-user facility .
But I always wanted to write a complete OS - So here is the start.
 
You can put vsam files in this applicaton and you will have the basis for a
real multitasking machine under CMS. Sort of a Mini-CICS environement with
real mult-tasking as opposed to other alternatives which look like CICS but
are single user.
 
The editor was just a good starting point for me - Nice transactinon and
lots of user participaton because we all need it. But I also have the
framework now for a complete multi-tasking environment under VM-6. We can
write any application we want in full screen - put a vsam file behind it,
and connect form the WEB - Hey is that CICS functionality or not?
 
There are a lot of different ways to go from here. I
Not sure that I will long enough to play all the games I want.
 
Roc
 
 
 


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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
wolf_m_xxl
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 01:08 
To: [email protected]
Subject: [H390-VM] GCIC Fullscreen applications


  

Hi Rocky,

first of all, great job you did and hopefully you'll continue to do. 
Congratulations! 

Looking at your applications and the relating conversation one question did
arise: Wouldn't it be easier and more practical to create a single user
fullscreen environment, i.e. a VM user with only one dialable device? It
would avoid any security problem and would ease the program logics. 

Regards Wolf