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Radio’s
In my rekindled interest in radio’s, I started orienting on equipment. I focused on Yeasu, Icom and Kenwood, among others. The Yeasu 991A in particular was attractive because it is an all-band / all mode device. On the other hand, the Icom devices are also very good. Especially the display… Read the rest
S/370
IBM Mainframes IBM mainframes, and especially the ones under 370 architecture, have a warm spot in my heart. For most of my technical carrier I’ve been working on these magnificent machines. Their operating systems are unbelievably efficient as compared to the bloatware we see floating around today. My first experience:… Read the rest
S/370 Operating Systems
So, let’s talk OS’s. There’s a number of them in the public domain that I know of. I’ll mention some of them below, describe them briefly and point you to more extensive information and downloadable versions. MVS3.8j MVS, or Multiple Virtual Storage, is an OS that is used in the… Read the rest
Linux
The freeware operating system. Not saying I’m a specialist in it, but I sure love this OS. I learned it myself, just for fun, mainly from the book you can find at the bottom of this page and by trying. So much details! Almost every book I read about Linux… Read the rest