Re: Re: TOTAL (was IMS/DB) on MVS 3.8J

Original Message From: accessregister 
> Some control blocks, which are included as part of a
> DBD / PSB generation, differ between MVT and MVS.
> At program runtime you get version conflicts that ends
> with crashes in most of the times.
> One should have ALL IMS sources available to recompile
> the whole IMS to avoid this.

IBM made some good software and some other. From
my experience with IMS this product is very near the 
top in the 'other' category. First, IMS was always highly 
release-dependent and secondly I doubt whether IBM 
ever had a clean version, a set of source libraries with 
all PTFs integrated.

At that time (70's) TOTAL by CINCOM was a bestseller. 
Is there anyone who has a copy of this jewel or knows 
someone who might have or be able to get it released
into the public domain ?

Andreas F. Geissbuehler
AFG Consultants Inc.
http://www.afgc-inc.com/