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2001-09-23	Updated utilities, including a new utility called DA$IDC - IDCAMS enhancer. Updated ISPF34L which is an exec that reads lists of datasets (usually ISPF 3.4) and creates jobstreams and other things.

2001-09-19	First update to the pages after the world changed. Added OS/390 :: CICS to the Rexx Anywhere! page courtsey of a contribution that Jim Alves sent me. Added Shutdown and CPF items to the Program Product Pet Peeves page. Added flag graphic to main page from http://www.comstock.com/web/orderpricing/us/specials/flagsmemorial0.htm

2001-09-09	Updated the S/390 FAQ page for the Are there any PC-based 370/390 assemblers? entry. Add new links on Mainfame links: Cathcart's Corner and S/390 news from ISHAM Research Added DAMPF10 to MPF exits - Send message to TSO user for a WTO that's from something hanging up his session like IEF244I (allocation message w/WTOR) Added two new Regina Rexx ( EPOC and QNX) to the Rexx Anywhere! page that Mark Hessling sent me.

2001-07-30	Added to Freeware links page: Nichols Computer Consultancy's OS/390 Resources has [PGP \| OpenSSH \| REXX SMF]. Perl for OS/390 Added to S/390 Assembler FAQ: What Assembler Debuggers are available? Are there any S/370 :: S/390 :: z/Architecture disassemblers? Added to HLASM Assembler FAQ: How do I use the HLASM with Rexx pipes? How does the HLASM support the RSECT? Updated TN3270 page: Changed: Renex is Now SEAGULL and their TN3270 product is EZ 3270/5250 Added: Quick3270

2001-05-08	Updated and reintroduced the TCP/IP Monitor ISPF application. Added OS/390 :: OMVS Shell to the Added Rexx Anywhere! page Added a link to Debugging on Linux for 390 on the Linux links page. Added a link to Ron Mascarenhas' OS/390, z/OS MVS, CICS, TCP/IP, Webmaster, Useful Links page on the Mainframe links page.

2001-02-14 through 2001-03-10	Added to the Mainframe Freeware page: Andy Robertson's MVS Pages has [ XMITMAIL \| XMITCICS \| INSTASM ]. Nigel Thomas' S/390 Corner has [CICS Signon program \| IEFUSI \| RACFXREF] and WnBrowse (a multifunction ASCII, EBCDIC and Hex file viewer) for Windows. Added a section on my OS/390 R8 User Experience page to indicate that we are now in Production! Changed link to new URL for the XMIT Manager on the Un-Xmit page. Added Jobs to create a one pack OS/390 system on my Misc Freeware page. Changed the SPF editor page to reflect that SPF/UX runs on Linux. I plan to order the demo. Mike Chard of Uneclipse Software Systems sent me this email: I was on your site this morning and I noticed that you state that SPF/UX does not run on Linux. I am pleased to say that this is no longer true and that we have released version 1 of SPF/Linux for an introductionary price of $69.95 per user. I would appreciate it if you would amend your website to reflect this information. Please visit the site and check out the demo at www.uneclipse.com. Also, If you have any old IEFACTRT routines that use SMF4/5 records, please send them to jay_moseley@attglobal.net See his IEFACTRT page. This is for the guys running MVT on the S/370 S/390 Hercules emulator.

2001-01-31	Added entry to the HLASM FAQ: Are there extended branch mnemonics for the BRCL instruction? Added entry to the S/390 Assembler FAQ: What is the recommended format of the new 64-bit Save area?

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