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ISPF
Interactive System Productivity Facility. Menu and screen management system
that has only ever been popular on z/OS TSO, but has been offered, at one
time or another, on VSE/ESA ICCF and z/VM CMS(1). There have also been both
IBM and non-IBM workstation versions. And even a (non-IBM) Unix version.
Though, arguably, they mainly concentrated on providing the PDF(1)
component. ISPF first saw the light of day in 1974 as SPF. Provides
facilities for developing and running menu-driven dialog systems on 3270
terminals and, more recently, workstations. ISPF services can be accessed
using WSP/2. ISPF is an element of z/OS. See also ISPF/PDF.
TOS
Time Sharing Option. These days, everyone just says TSO when they mean
TSO/E. Back in the 1980s, TSO was included with MVS/XA and you had to pay
extra for TSO/E. Well worth the money given that TSO left you stranded below
the 16MB line.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kight, Cindy K. [mailto:Cindy -dot- Kight -at- Gilbarco -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:45 PM
To: 'Sharon Burton-Hardin'
Subject: RE: The question
Hi Sharon,
Would you please enlighten the rest of us? I'm curious. Thanks!
Cindy Kight
Technical Communications Manager
RMS Group - Gilbarco, Inc.
Glendale, CA
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