Check out the ARCO IDE Raid Controllers... they build a number of devices that basically sit between your iDE controller and the hard drive and mirror the hard drive transparently.
It's only RAID 1, and there isn't any performance benefits... but seems quite solid.
You setup the controller with 2 or 4 drives on it, and your system basically sees 1 or 2 drives. All writes done to a drive is automaticlay done on both drives of the mirrored pair.
Which brings up a good question... is an associates degree (2 year junior college) enough to satisfy most companies wrt a degree requirement?
In my many years in the industry, I have encountered numerous different policies... one company wouldn't even look at your resume unless you had a degree from a specified list of universities (all of which the upper management graduated from).
Personally, any company that has a degree requirement (of any kind), I don't want to work for. They are automatically excluding (IMHO) the most talented resources available. A degree means you can take a test and pass (or write a paper). It doesn't mean you actually know anything. Experience is what really counts.
I'll match my 20+ years of experience against a new masters degree graduate anytime... sure, he/she might know the latest & greatest in object oriented, distributed, lightweight processing techniques... but do they know how to explode a bill of materals, log purchasing advice, and update the general ledger, in a fully integreated ERP system?:)
I knew a guy who tried to make the same jump some time ago... he was a factory worker who liked to tinker with computers... so he took a computer class, learned how to program, and got a job with the same consulting firm I worked for.
Unforunately, he never was able to shake the "Blue Coller" mentality... he worked 8:30-5:00, an hour for lunch, didn't want to work overtime unless he was paid.
He never got the hang of the idea "You work until the job is done".
8. Never discount the value of experience... someone who is 35+, and cut their teeth on Cobol, RPG, PL/I, etc, has a lot of experience that you don't have... and won't have for another 15 years. Older people understand the WHY of things, not just the HOW. They know the business rules & logic (some of which won't seem all that logical) to make systems work. They also understand reality sets in and the ivory tower falls.
... when I was in school, WAY BACK WHEN, we had an instructor that liked to play a tape of a S/360 (forget the model) that could play music through radio interference. He just had to put an AM radio on the main cpu box, load a specific deck of cards, and various tunes would play.
I believe he had happy birthday, William Tell Overture, and a few other snippets.
The best one was, however, when he had the computer play taps for itself when it was being replaced by a modern S/370.
A simple thank you letter to the person in charge of the hiring process should be sufficient.
I will say, however, that interviewing 200 people to hire 3 is a bit odd... if that's truly the case, then their HR department is seriously asleep at the switch. To hire 3 people, they should be interviewing 15 at most. The people doing the interviewing could not hope to rememver everyone they interviewed to make an informed decision. Keep this in mind before you accept any offers extended.
A good source of information for AS400 / iSeries can be found at http://www.midrange.com... it hosts a number of mailing list, has a FAQ, a number of resources, etc.
Of note on that site is the LINUX400 mailing list... this is about running Linux on and around the As400. The subject includes 5250 emmulators.
MIDRANGE.COM also hosts the LINUX5250 mailing list, which is the discussion forum for the open source TN5250 project.
... just tell him/her to pretend you're a end user... and that you just asked for help with your password... if the candidate spits in your face, you hire them.
My wife and I just purchased a new house... we chose a realtor to deal with in the local area (one I had dealt with before) and started looking. I mentioned that we were also searching on the net for houses that matched our parameters.
The realtor informed me that, if a house is listed on the internet, it's either already sold... or there is something wrong with it that has caused it not to be sold (and probably wouldn't sell anytime soon).
Case in point: Once we found a house, made and offer, and had it accepted (with an "A" contingency) we put our condo on the market.
Our condo sold within a week... but it wasn't listed on the web sites (realtor.com, bairdwarner.com, etc) for 2 weeks. Needless to say, by the time the condo was on the internet, we had a contract and were out of attorneys approval.
Ok, I don't want to take a superior attidude on this... but I had a ATT@home billing error that actually worked in my favor... about $700 worth .
Like most people (I assume), I take more notice of the bills that I receive and tend to not pay attention to those I don't.
Well, for about a 6 month period, ATT@home stopped billing me!
When I finally noticed, I called them up to inform them of the error. I really didn't want THEM to notice and bill me for all the back service (I had an ISP do that to me once).
I explained that I had just noticed that they hadn't billed me... and I really wanted to avoid being hit with a massive bill and/or disconnection for non-payment.
The C/S rep talked to a supervisor, came back about 1 minute later, and said they would correct the billing error... I would be billed for the current month, but not for the unbilled months.
I'm not a huge fan of ATT@home (really want DSL), but I have to admit... this was good customer service.
Funny thing too... since AT&T took over Mediaone express in Chicago, their tech support is far better. I've had more than one occasion when I called on a problem and the tech was able to pick up on the fact that I was a more advanced user than their norm and ADAPTED. I mentioned that I was using my linux box as a firewall / router and he asked me to ping various sites and do traceroutes... Anticipating that I would understand what he was talking about. Maybe I just got lucky in those instances... but that was pretty cool IMHO.
I'm not a comcast customer... but MediaOne in Chicago used to port scan once a month or so.
Although I don't know for sure, I suspect that if they found you running a service, they would ask you to stop it (providing appropriate instructions for those Windoze customers with instructions on how to shut down PWS). If you were still running a server a few weeks later, they would probably get annoyed.
Minor nit... I seriously doubt that any service agreement provides them the right to "Enter your home". That's just plain illegal (unless, of course, they OWN the residence or have a court order and law officers along with).
Cutting off the service, however, is perfectly legit.
MediaOne in Chicago land used to portscan me every month or so. They never found anything (thank you tcpwrappers) but it was fun to watch.
I would suggest you give your students a taste of real life... get some other instructors act as end users who have specifications (unclear, imprecise, etc). Have the students talk to the end users to clarify & refine the requirements and build a proposal. Have your end users then change their requirements (minor or major), so the students will have to re-work the requirements.
Then have them implement the analysis.
When they are done, have your end-users request additional changes, but have each student work on a different original work.
It might be good to have your students work in teams for this, so they get a taste of what it's like to work with other people and on other peoples code.
The Chicago area AT&T cable internet (formerly MediaOne Express) used to probe the systems connected to it for open ports. If they found a something that was not supposed to be there (http, ftp, telnet, etc.) they would send you a nastygram.
They haven't done it recently (since AT&T bought them out), but I suspect they will start again once they get things stabalized.
Yes... I know of someone who is porting X to the '400 under PASE... and there's a commercial product (that I've never seen)... check out http://www.export-ventures.com/
I don't think you'll ever see Linux running ON an AS/400... the strength of an AS/400 comes from the operating system OS/400.
Now... you may (and I feverently hope you will) see Linux running IN an AS/400. Since the AS/400 has the capability of hosting a fully functional NT Server inside (symboiant style), there's no reason to belive drivers for Linux couldn't be written so that you can have the power and versatility of Linux with the stability and reliatiblity of the AS/400.
Interested in more AS/400 information... check out http://www.midrange.com/midrange-l.htm.
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Check out the ARCO IDE Raid Controllers ... they build a number of devices that basically sit between your iDE controller and the hard drive and mirror the hard drive transparently.
... but seems quite solid.
It's only RAID 1, and there isn't any performance benefits
You setup the controller with 2 or 4 drives on it, and your system basically sees 1 or 2 drives. All writes done to a drive is automaticlay done on both drives of the mirrored pair.
It's a hardware solution, so it's OS independant.
mm
> At least an associates degree.
... is an associates degree (2 year junior college) enough to satisfy most companies wrt a degree requirement?
... one company wouldn't even look at your resume unless you had a degree from a specified list of universities (all of which the upper management graduated from).
... sure, he/she might know the latest & greatest in object oriented, distributed, lightweight processing techniques ... but do they know how to explode a bill of materals, log purchasing advice, and update the general ledger, in a fully integreated ERP system? :)
... I could be wrong.
Which brings up a good question
In my many years in the industry, I have encountered numerous different policies
Personally, any company that has a degree requirement (of any kind), I don't want to work for. They are automatically excluding (IMHO) the most talented resources available. A degree means you can take a test and pass (or write a paper). It doesn't mean you actually know anything. Experience is what really counts.
I'll match my 20+ years of experience against a new masters degree graduate anytime
But, that's just my opinion
mm
I've heard that IBM's services organization has a pretty good security audit division.
I applaud you for succeeeding ...
... he was a factory worker who liked to tinker with computers ... so he took a computer class, learned how to program, and got a job with the same consulting firm I worked for.
... he worked 8:30-5:00, an hour for lunch, didn't want to work overtime unless he was paid.
I knew a guy who tried to make the same jump some time ago
Unforunately, he never was able to shake the "Blue Coller" mentality
He never got the hang of the idea "You work until the job is done".
mr
I would add...
... someone who is 35+, and cut their teeth on Cobol, RPG, PL/I, etc, has a lot of experience that you don't have ... and won't have for another 15 years. Older people understand the WHY of things, not just the HOW. They know the business rules & logic (some of which won't seem all that logical) to make systems work. They also understand reality sets in and the ivory tower falls.
8. Never discount the value of experience
In the current economy ... Unless the job is intollerable, I would suggest staying put if possible.
I'm curious as to why the iSeries was listed as only have a 32 bit kernel... it's a 64 bit system.
mr
... when I was in school, WAY BACK WHEN, we had an instructor that liked to play a tape of a S/360 (forget the model) that could play music through radio interference. He just had to put an AM radio on the main cpu box, load a specific deck of cards, and various tunes would play.
I believe he had happy birthday, William Tell Overture, and a few other snippets.
The best one was, however, when he had the computer play taps for itself when it was being replaced by a modern S/370.
mr
A co-worker of mine just told me that he heard on the radio that eyewittnesses reported seeing one of the engines exploding.
... but I hope it was just a mechanical failure.
I don't mean this to be crass
mr
A simple thank you letter to the person in charge of the hiring process should be sufficient.
I will say, however, that interviewing 200 people to hire 3 is a bit odd... if that's truly the case, then their HR department is seriously asleep at the switch. To hire 3 people, they should be interviewing 15 at most. The people doing the interviewing could not hope to rememver everyone they interviewed to make an informed decision. Keep this in mind before you accept any offers extended.
mr
Of note on that site is the LINUX400 mailing list ... this is about running Linux on and around the As400. The subject includes 5250 emmulators.
MIDRANGE.COM also hosts the LINUX5250 mailing list, which is the discussion forum for the open source TN5250 project.
mr
Just commenting on #1 ... as of V3R2, every AS400 / iSeries has TCPIP. Wether it's configured or not, of course, is another story.
... just tell him/her to pretend you're a end user ... and that you just asked for help with your password ... if the candidate spits in your face, you hire them.
LOL!
My wife and I just purchased a new house ... we chose a realtor to deal with in the local area (one I had dealt with before) and started looking. I mentioned that we were also searching on the net for houses that matched our parameters.
... or there is something wrong with it that has caused it not to be sold (and probably wouldn't sell anytime soon).
... but it wasn't listed on the web sites (realtor.com, bairdwarner.com, etc) for 2 weeks. Needless to say, by the time the condo was on the internet, we had a contract and were out of attorneys approval.
The realtor informed me that, if a house is listed on the internet, it's either already sold
Case in point: Once we found a house, made and offer, and had it accepted (with an "A" contingency) we put our condo on the market.
Our condo sold within a week
m
And I thought fixing my sink was challenging.
Ok, I don't want to take a superior attidude on this ... but I had a ATT@home billing error that actually worked in my favor ... about $700 worth .
... and I really wanted to avoid being hit with a massive bill and/or disconnection for non-payment.
... I would be billed for the current month, but not for the unbilled months.
... this was good customer service.
... since AT&T took over Mediaone express in Chicago, their tech support is far better. I've had more than one occasion when I called on a problem and the tech was able to pick up on the fact that I was a more advanced user than their norm and ADAPTED. I mentioned that I was using my linux box as a firewall / router and he asked me to ping various sites and do traceroutes ... Anticipating that I would understand what he was talking about. Maybe I just got lucky in those instances ... but that was pretty cool IMHO.
Like most people (I assume), I take more notice of the bills that I receive and tend to not pay attention to those I don't.
Well, for about a 6 month period, ATT@home stopped billing me!
When I finally noticed, I called them up to inform them of the error. I really didn't want THEM to notice and bill me for all the back service (I had an ISP do that to me once).
I explained that I had just noticed that they hadn't billed me
The C/S rep talked to a supervisor, came back about 1 minute later, and said they would correct the billing error
I'm not a huge fan of ATT@home (really want DSL), but I have to admit
Funny thing too
david
I'm not a comcast customer ... but MediaOne in Chicago used to port scan once a month or so.
Although I don't know for sure, I suspect that if they found you running a service, they would ask you to stop it (providing appropriate instructions for those Windoze customers with instructions on how to shut down PWS). If you were still running a server a few weeks later, they would probably get annoyed.
david
Minor nit ... I seriously doubt that any service agreement provides them the right to "Enter your home". That's just plain illegal (unless, of course, they OWN the residence or have a court order and law officers along with).
Cutting off the service, however, is perfectly legit.
MediaOne in Chicago land used to portscan me every month or so. They never found anything (thank you tcpwrappers) but it was fun to watch.
I would suggest you give your students a taste of real life ... get some other instructors act as end users who have specifications (unclear, imprecise, etc). Have the students talk to the end users to clarify & refine the requirements and build a proposal. Have your end users then change their requirements (minor or major), so the students will have to re-work the requirements.
Then have them implement the analysis.
When they are done, have your end-users request additional changes, but have each student work on a different original work.
It might be good to have your students work in teams for this, so they get a taste of what it's like to work with other people and on other peoples code.
The Chicago area AT&T cable internet (formerly MediaOne Express) used to probe the systems connected to it for open ports. If they found a something that was not supposed to be there (http, ftp, telnet, etc.) they would send you a nastygram.
They haven't done it recently (since AT&T bought them out), but I suspect they will start again once they get things stabalized.
To summarize: Unscheduled downtime ... Tandem 1.7 hrs/year, AS/400 2-5 hrs/year, Unix 23 hrs/year, NT Server 224 hrs/year.
The AS/400 isn't the sexiest system in the world ... but it sure is one of the most reliable.
A few months ago a group of people in the AS/400 community started an Open Source ERP project called WyattERP.
Check out http://www.opensource400.org/wyatt erp/index.html for more information.
Is it just me ... or is the login process at the ICANN@large website just a bit on the complex side?
... but a user number (not even email address), password, AND pin number?
I can understand a userid & password
JMHO,
david
Yes ... I know of someone who is porting X to the '400 under PASE ... and there's a commercial product (that I've never seen) ... check out http://www.export-ventures.com/
Now ... you may (and I feverently hope you will) see Linux running IN an AS/400. Since the AS/400 has the capability of hosting a fully functional NT Server inside (symboiant style), there's no reason to belive drivers for Linux couldn't be written so that you can have the power and versatility of Linux with the stability and reliatiblity of the AS/400.
Interested in more AS/400 information ... check out http://www.midrange.com/midrange-l.htm.