ISPF/PDF

Using SUPERC to Search for Text Strings

SUPERC (super compare) is one of ISPF’s most useful utilities; It allows to compare datasets or search for text strings. Normally, SUPERC is used via ISPF panels but it can also be used in batch job. SUPERC is able to process: Sequential datasets Partitioned datasets (including individual members) Concatenated datasets […]

Tech - Mainframe

The Mainframe Story

I’ve always liked history. To know what the human race was able to achieve throughout the ages has always fascinated me. It’s no surprise then that being a mainframer at heart, I would be interested in knowing and sharing a bit of the mainframe history; it’s story. The following 5 […]

Tech - Mainframe

What Are Mainframes?

Although many people have only heard of mainframes on movies or even believe that mainframes are an obsolete dying technology, the truth is, today mainframes are still a vital piece of technology in our society. To this date, 96 out of the world’s top 100 banks and 23 out of […]