Miscellaneous Files

VM/370 minidisk dump

ZIP file (1,262,587 bytes) of an unlabelled tape in AWS format (4,527,014 bytes) containing a TAPE DUMP of a 5,582 800-byte block VM minidisk containing CMS games files.

Old attempt at an article about 3270 from years ago (Feb. 2007)

I think that says it all.

PL/I (F) Language Reference Manual (Aug. 2009)

PDF file (6,754,065 bytes) of the IBM manual GC28-8201-2 IBM System/360 Operating System PL/I (F) Language Reference Manual downloaded from Karl Kleine's website and OCR processed to make searchable.

The 2009 pdf replaces the April 2007 (25,049,607 bytes) version which was a bit big. The size reduction was achieved by JPEG compression of the page bitmaps. While JPEG does lossy compression I can't detect any image quality degradation.

VS2 System Codes Manual (Apr. 2007)

PDF file (4,867,274 bytes) of the IBM manual GC38-1008-9 OS/VS Message Library: VS2 System Codes downloaded from the softlib website and converted to TIFF and OCR processed to make searchable.

Test Bitmap PDS (Dec. 2007)

ZIP of an XMIT file of a PDS of various BMP formats used while developing BMP file picture display support in REVIEW.

OS/360 Flow (Dec. 2007)

ZIP of a BMP file which can be uploaded and displayed under TSO by REVIEW. Make the target LRECL greater than 80 to simplify left/right scrolling.

OS/VS2 MVS Flow (Dec. 2007)

Dubious touch up job on a wall chart - there's a better version around.

3270 Extended Data Stream (Jan. 2008)

Overview discussion about 3270 EDS with Assembler code examples.

3270 Graphics (Jan. 2008)

Updated 30th May 2021 to fix broken links.

Overview discussion about 3270 Graphics with Assembler code examples.

3270 Graphics LPS Sample Program (Jan. 2008)

Updated 4th January 2016.

Sample program referred to by 3270 Graphics discussion which issues a Query, parses the Query Reply, loads single-plane and triple plane symbols, and performs general 3270 full screen I/O under TSO/VTAM and EXCP.

MVS/XA Overview (May 2008)

PDF file (3,899,300 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-1348-0 MVS/XA Overview from 1984.

OS/VS2 MVS Overview (Aug. 2009)

PDF file (1,932,792 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-0984-0 OS/VS2 MVS Overview from 1978. The manual was reOCRed in 2009 and this replaces the May 2008 (1,567,954 bytes) version.

z/OS Flow (Jan. 2009)

PDF file (117,179 bytes) downloaded from IBM circa 2006. It allegedly gives the z/OS version of the system flow wall charts above, but a display of the properties indicates that it was done for MVS/ESA SP4. Mind you, probably not a lot to change since then anyway. This version has the typo of EACP fixed to read EXCP. Unlike the scans of the older posters above, this is high-quality CorelDraw output. I can find no copyright mark on it, so here it is.

OS/VS2 MVS Data Management Services (Sep. 2009)

PDF file (1,801,247 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC26-3875-0 OS/VS2 MVS Data Management Services Guide originally from circa 1976 but updated by TNL to August 1978. This manual describes the principles of MVS nonVSAM I/O giving details on access method behaviour as well as Assembler and JCL coding requirements.

OS/VS2 MVS Job Management (Sep. 2009)

PDF file (1,400,907 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-0627-2 OS/VS2 MVS System Programming Library: Job Management which describes readers, writers, program properties, dynamic allocation and such.

OS/VS SMP System Programmer's Guide (Dec. 2009)

PDF file (2,854,784 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-0673-6 OS/VS System Modification Program (SMP) System Programmer's Guide which describes the formal system maintenance infrastructure before SMP/E was used.

OS/360 Sort/Merge (Nov. 2010)

PDF file (3,769,329 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-6543-5 System/360 Operating System Sort/Merge which describes the use of the Sort/Merge program IERRCO00 which shipped with OS/360.

[Whoops!  It seems that since I added the foldout page in Appendix A the file is no longer viewable via web browser, so save it to a file and then open it.
Update: I have now been told that it can be viewed using the Foxit add-on.]

OS/VS2 MVS SPL: VTAM Level 2 (Mar. 2011)

PDF file (2,658,144 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the IBM Manual GC28-0688-2 OS/VS2 MVS System Programming Library: VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method) Level 2 which describes the parameters, definitions, operation and other aspects of the last free VTAM from around 1977.

OS IV/F4 General Description (May 2021)

PDF file (29,523,613 bytes) of an OCR (searchable) version of the FACOM (Fujitsu Automated Computers) Manual 64SG-1000E-1 FACOM OS IV/F4 General Description contributed by Mark Waterbury. The vast majority of this manual is applicable to MVS, except for such things as the AIM data base and channel-DAT, of course. Oh, and TSO is known as TSS here. Pretty good stuff for 1976.

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