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  • 1.  z/OS TSO account

    Posted Fri December 20, 2019 09:47 AM
    Hi - this is my first post, so apologies if this does not land in the right area...

    I am looking for options on gaining access to a TSO account.  I have researched some options and everything I am seeing is a bit out of my budget.

    I lost my job (26+ years) after a reorg, and looking to do some COBOL freelance work.  Hoping to get access to an account with access to ISPF and a CICS region.

    Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.

    Thank you!!

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    Jim Snow
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  • 2.  RE: z/OS TSO account

    Posted Fri December 20, 2019 11:40 AM
    Hi Jim.  There are no wrong places to land, so you are good.  ;->

    As you've discovered it is not as easy to get your hands on z/OS systems as it is other operating systems.  For z/OS I suggest you look at Z trials (https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/resources/trial).  These are free, self-provisioned trials.  Some of these include COBOL compilers.  It's an emulated environment but it should be a place for you to get started at least.

    If you'd like to see Linux I suggest you look at the LinuxONE Community Cloud (https://developer.ibm.com/linuxone/).

    Hope this helps.

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    Matthew Cousens
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  • 3.  RE: z/OS TSO account

    Posted Mon December 23, 2019 09:47 AM
    Appreciate the suggestion Matthew!

    There is currently a system interruption, and new trial requests will not be processed until after 12/25.  It states access is granted for 3 days, am looking for more of a long term solution so will see if there are options after the initial trial period.

    Thanks again for the information - Happy Holidays!

    - Jim

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    Jim Snow
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  • 4.  RE: z/OS TSO account

    Posted Tue December 24, 2019 08:48 AM
    Hi Jim. 
    I am looking for exactly the same thing. I have been a mainframer (Application) for 30 years and had to switch roles because of a re-org. I am looking to keep my skills sharp and do some freelance when ready. Let me know if you come across anything.

    Maybe there is a community or we can start a community where expenses can be shared. Where did you find chargeable services? I like to see what type of $$$ do we need to start with.

    Thanks

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    Nasser Mortazavi
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  • 5.  RE: z/OS TSO account

    Posted Tue December 24, 2019 12:42 PM
    Hi
    In MTM (master the mainfrme), I exprienced about 3 monthes free access to mainframe, I don't know if we can connect to the machine after 31 Dec or not.
     
    Regards
    HD

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    Hossein Djahedi
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  • 6.  RE: z/OS TSO account

    Posted Fri January 03, 2020 02:55 PM
    Edited by Hossein Djahedi Fri January 03, 2020 02:56 PM
    Good news
    register by this link and get your account in a second!
    https://www-01.ibm.com/events/wwe/ast/mtm/audit.nsf/enrollall?
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    Hossein Djahedi
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