[Coco] OT: Has anyone worked with "big iron" sysems

[Mark McDougall]

Rod Barnhart wrote:

> Closest I've come is a VAX running VMS. However, it was linked to a
> college mainframe, so that might count ;) Unfortunately, that was
> back when I was in high school, so those memories are a bit fuzzy at
> this point.

My first job as a graduate had me working on an IBM 370 running MVS and 
CICS. Prior to that it was PR1ME minis running PR1MOS??? and VAXes 
running VMS as an undergrad doing work experience, which mostly involved 
doing the weekly/monthly backups to magnetic tape.

As for experiences, nothing memorable at all, unfortunately. I hated 
every minute of it. A job in 'Data Security' sounded pretty good to 
someone fresh out of uni but in reality involved collecting printouts of 
'security violations' each morning, stapling them to "please explain" 
forms, sending them through internal mail to the perpetrator, and filing 
them when they got back.

The best part was having access to the computer room on stinking hot 
summer days!

Regards,
Mark