RACF Update Journal Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering RACF and related security considerations. RACF is IBM's access control software for z/OS and z/VM. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on RACF Links for Xephon's favorite Top 10 Web links. http://www.xephon.com/racfupdate.html

WAVV: World Alliance of VSE and VM User group spun off from GUIDE in 1995 and similar to SHARE, with annual conference aimed mainly at VSE/ESA and z/VM systems programmers. http://www.wavv.org

TPF: Transaction Processing Facility IBM home page for TPF. Despite the name, TPF can be run as a stand-alone operating system on IBM mainframes. http://www.ibm.com/software/ts/tpf

Operating Systems for IBM Mainframe Servers IBM starting point for mainframe OSs. Links to home page of each OS, with brief descriptions: z/OS, z/OS.e, Linux on zSeries, z/VM, TPF and z/VSE. http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/

Sysprog.net News, programming tips and technical information for z/OS and mainframe Linux applications and systems programmers. http://www.sysprog.net

Linux on zSeries IBM home page for Linux on the eserver zSeries (mainframe). http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/linux

NaSPA: Network and Systems Professionals Association User group. Primary focus is z/OS systems programming. http://www.naspa.com

Mainframe Programming Categorized page of links for IBM mainframe programmers. http://www.oberoi-net.com/mainfrme.html

Mainframes.com Mainframe programming information, including a large dictionary and links to downloads and manuals. http://www.mainframes.com

TCP/SNA Update home page Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering TCP/IP and SNA on the mainframe. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on TCP Links for Xephon's favorite Top 10 Web links. http://www.xephon.com/tcpsnaupdate.html

MTS at Wayne State University A 1996 introduction to the use of MTS for students. http://www.cll.wayne.edu/isp/drbowen/casw95db/mtshowto.htm

MTS by Mark Riordan A collection of information and links on MTS and MERIT (Michigan Educational and Research Information Triad) Network, including the MTS Help section with its description of MTS commands and related user documentation. http://www.msu.edu/~mrr/mycomp/mts/mtsframe.htm

MTS by Josh Simon A University of Michigan-centric historic look at MTS, including a time line and anecdotes, as well as some information on the MERIT Network. http://www.clock.org/~jss/work/mts/

MTS: A Definition A description of the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) operating system from an on-line mainframe-centric dictionary. http://www.sdsusa.com/dictionary/glossAZ/m.htm#mts2

MTS: A History Susan Topol's 1996 history of MTS from the University of Michigan perspective. Focuses on the early years. http://www.itd.umich.edu/~doc/Digest/0596/feat02.html

Data Processing FAQ Although intended to provide answers to oft-asked mainframe technical questions, the questions are those that frequently come up in day-to-day work. http://members.aol.com/cronid

Jaqui's Papers & Presentations 10 years of technical conference papers and presentation notes by Jacqui Lynch of Circle4 Consulting. Performance, capacity planning and security, including VSAM, z/OS, Linux, TCP/IP and storage management. http://www.circle4.com/jaqui/jlpaper.html

MTS Fostered Creation of Computing Community Written in 1996, as MTS was being shut down at the University of Michigan, a look back at how MTS influenced computing over 30 years. http://www.itd.umich.edu/~doc/Digest/0596/feat01.html

CICS IBM home page for Customer Information Control System (CICS). Includes links to support, download, case studies, library, services, events and education. CICS is a transaction processing teleprocessing monitor that runs on z/OS and VSE/ESA, though there have been z/VM and non-mainframe versions. http://www.ibm.com/software/ts/cics

VTAM for z/VM and VSE/ESA IBM home page for Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM); the z/OS version is part of Communications Server. Includes links to the latest version's announcement letter, documentation and storage estimates. http://www.ibm.com/software/network/vtam