Re: The best mainframe books = J. Ranade IBM Series

Thanks eveyone for all the book reccomendations.. I will have to see if I
can find any of these in my local library,

I can't justify spending the 30-50 bucks for one of these books when this is
currently just a hobby and I am currently
not working. I would love to have a 'mainframe' job (well perhaps not
tape-ape or printer monkey) and then be able
to justify this sort of cost.

Right now I am working on a BS-Information systems security at ITT-Technical
Institute. If you know anyone
with a mainframe in Sacramento CA that is hiring, I have a resume for them.

I occasionally find some web resources.. many assume a greater knowlege of
the system than I have.

I am currently looking for
- more on the OS - Program linkage
- File and Printer I/O in assembly language

Ron.