[tech] MVS 3.8 instance running

[Coffee]

Hi all,

If anyone is interested in playing around with a non linux system I've 
setup an instance of MVS 3.8j running under the Hercules System/370 
emulator.

The emulator is running on a new VM that I've named macropoma. MVS can 
be accessed by connecting a tn3270 client to  macropoma on port 3270. 
This can be achieved from motsugo by running the command `c3270 
macropoma:3270`.

I've added accounts for all UCC users, however your account will need to 
be enabled and have a password set by a wheel member before it can be 
used. There is also an operator account documented in uccpass. If you 
want to login just send me a message and I'll set a temporary password 
for you. Since MVS userids are limited to 8 characters your userid will 
be your UCC login truncated to 8 characters.

Please be aware that passwords are case insensitive, limited to 8 
characters and are NOT HASHED OR ENCRYPTED. As such the MVS system 
should not be considered secure and is not exposed directly to the internet.

Software installed on the MVS instance includes:
KICKS (a CICS clone)
REXX interpreter
Compilers for: PL/I, COBOL, RPG, ALGOL, C (gcc), PASCAL, FORTAN

A wiki page for the system will be coming soon.

Regards,

Zack [CFE]

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| Zack Wong           <coffee at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> |
| UCC Wheel Member                               |
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