z/OS 2.4??

steve-myers · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:55 pm

I was just reading the announcement letter for z/OS 2.3 (ENUS0217-085) dated February 2017. I notice its planned release date was September 2017. Recently z/OS has been on a 2 year cycle, so one might expect 2.4 for 2019, but I can't recall seeing an announcement, though I could have missed it.

Anyone know anything?

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:22 pm

2.4 was just announced this week.

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:29 pm

I stand corrected -- the date was February 26, 2019: www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS219-013/index.html&request_locale=en

steve-myers · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:10 pm

Thanks. Much less exciting - from my point of view - than 2.3.

One of the things I had missed was the intent to finally kill JES3; this is discussed in the announcement letter.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:18 pm

sergeyken · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:33 pm

Robert Sample · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:43 pm

steve-myers · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:21 am

"True" random numbers. Yes. I noticed that, but didn't really think about it. You're right, of course, since true random numbers can't, at least in theory, be created by some sort of mathematical algorithm, but then, .. well, who knows.

Some years ago I wrote a post about JES3 main device scheduler on the old MVS HELP site. I may have commented on other JES3 issues at the time. But that was long, long ago. While I remember my thoughts about MDS, it would take some effort to collect my thoughts about anything else I said about JES3.