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Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering RACF and related security considerations. RACF is IBM's access control software for z/OS and z/VM. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on RACF Links for Xephon's favorite Top 10 Web links.
www.xephon.com
WAVV: World Alliance of VSE and VM
User group spun off from GUIDE in 1995 and similar to SHARE, with annual conference aimed mainly at VSE/ESA and z/VM systems programmers.
www.wavv.org
News, programming tips and technical information for z/OS and mainframe Linux applications and systems programmers.
www.sysprog.net
NaSPA: Network and Systems Professionals Association
User group. Primary focus is z/OS systems programming.
www.naspa.com
Categorized page of links for IBM mainframe programmers.
www.oberoi-net.com
Mainframe programming information, including a large dictionary and links to downloads and manuals.
www.mainframes.com
Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering TCP/IP and SNA on the mainframe. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on TCP Links for Xephon's favorite Top 10 Web links.
www.xephon.com
A collection of information and links on MTS and MERIT (Michigan Educational and Research Information Triad) Network, including the MTS Help section with its description of MTS commands and related user documentation.
www.msu.edu
A University of Michigan-centric historic look at MTS, including a time line and anecdotes, as well as some information on the MERIT Network.
www.clock.org
A description of the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) operating system from an on-line mainframe-centric dictionary.
www.sdsusa.com
Although intended to provide answers to oft-asked mainframe technical questions, the questions are those that frequently come up in day-to-day work.
members.aol.com
Jaqui's Papers & Presentations
10 years of technical conference papers and presentation notes by Jacqui Lynch of Circle4 Consulting. Performance, capacity planning and security, including VSAM, z/OS, Linux, TCP/IP and storage management.
www.circle4.com
Xephon's monthly technical journal covering CICS. Older issues, including published code, available for free download.
www.xephon.com
Although focused on z/OS storage management, many of the VSAM documents, for example, also apply to VSE/ESA and z/VM. White papers and other articles, much of it vendor-neutral.
www.mainstar.com
Common technical terms used when discussing IBM's CICS transaction processor and teleprocessing monitor. Hosted by the IBM Pittsburg lab, formerly Transarc.
www.transarc.ibm.com