RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6") -- MAPICS-L


Yeah, but now that I am scheduling jobs more and doing automatic unattended
backups in the middle of the night, I never have to use it.  It sure is alot
easier today.

Hey Phil, I also want to say THANKS for E-Info and the Support Web Page.
BIGGGGGGGG HELP.  Keep up the good work.  OK, now you buy me a drink the next
time your in the area.  ha ha. LOL




"McCready, Joan" <Joan.McCready@metaltekint.com> on 08/16/2001 05:37:38 PM

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Subject:  RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")



I'm not a MAPICS "old fogie," but I've used CHGDTAARA AMFLIBx/ZDDCTD 'b'
within the past two months! It still is possible, y'know.

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
The Carondelet Division        www.metaltekint.com
8600 Commercial Blvd
Pevely, MO  63070


-----Original Message-----
From: gcrane@johansonmfg.com [mailto:gcrane@johansonmfg.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 4:29 PM
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")




remember CHGDTAARA AMFLIB?/ZDDCTD 'b'    Clear dedicated mode.  I sure used
that
one alot.

And then you had to wait for PTF's by mail....and screaming users until you
had
dedicated time to apply them.     The Help Desk operator knew you by the
sound
of your voice.  Was her name Dolores?  She's retired now.

Also, you could count all the applications on 2 hands.....how many are there
now?





jack.roughgarden@cussys.com on 08/16/2001 09:49:34 AM

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Rusty, was that the old AXZPX3 call ?????
Must have executed that once a day for 6 years.




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WOW!  You guys are making me feel old!  I started with MAPICS in 1984 with
an
IBM Business Partner when IBM still owned MAPICS and there was no such
thing
as ALF!!!!!!!  I have worked with roughly 50 different companies running
MAPICS and still have quite a few as clients.  Boy, have things changed!

I still have an index card in my day-timer with the required steps to get
out
of the System/36 MAPICS Job Queue Restart Loop...anyone remember that!  How

well I remember my first MAPICS modification where I was testing at night
and
I got into the LOOP.  I was there ALL NIGHT LONG trying to get out of it
and
had to wait for the support line to get me out of the LOOP the next
morning!!!!  The index card with the steps to get out of the loop was like
my
American Express card.......I never left home without it!

Rusty Jackson
Rusty Jackson & Associates
Knoxville, TN
(865) 609-0390



>===== Original Message From mapics-l@midrange.com =====
>RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")Boy, you guys are really bringing
back
>some old memories.  I've been with MAPICS since the Sys/34 days and
remember
>the pointers on OPENAR and OPNMAT files.  Or better yet how about feeding
>the system diskettes every time you need to setup security or
>install/tailor.  But in all fairness both the systems and applications
were
>work horses.  They ran, and ran, and are still running.....
>
>Thanks.
>
>Rob Newton
>M.I.S. Manager
>Sunroc Corporation
>302-678-7800 x230  (phone)
>302-678-7809           (fax)
>newton@sunroc.com
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: mapics-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:mapics-l-admin@midrange.com]On
>Behalf Of Kevin.Gerard@fgcorp.com
>  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:47 AM
>  To: mapics-l@midrange.com
>  Subject: RE: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
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>  I worked with John recently and can vouch for his "Fogie-ness". ;-) ha
ha.
>I highly suspect some of his code that he wrote 20 years ago is still
>running, however.   I worked at a MAPICS shop that had MAPICS so long our
>customer number was 001. (Breeze-Illinois)  Anyone remember how fun it was
>sitting in front of the System Console, waiting for the MAPICS message
"This
>job may take some time" as it ran a COMPRESS after backup.  One time we
had
>a "keysort in place" last 71 hours as well. Bring back the 5251's.  Great
>keyboard on those CRT's.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: gcrane@johansonmfg.com [mailto:gcrane@johansonmfg.com]
>  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:33 AM
>  To: mapics-l@midrange.com
>  Subject: Re: MAPICS Old Fogies (was "mapics 6")
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>  You have me beat John.  So far "Friend Fogie" you win the Grampa award!
>Boy did
>  we burn alot of midnight hours back on the Sys/34 and MAPICS in the very
>early
>  80's.  Thank God I was younger (I am still young at heart!)   We started
>with 4
>  CRT's and 4 MAPICS apps.  Now we have 20 apps.  Same company.
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>  "John C. Bradley" <bradleyjohnc@home.com> on 08/16/2001 07:29:01 AM
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>  I've started this thread after being "inspired" by
>  Dave Shaw and Gail L Crane claiming 19 years of
>  MAPICS experience.
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>  In this context, "Fogies" is gender neutral and
>  refers to years using MAPICS, not biological age
>  . . . yeah, right!
>
>  I fired up S/34 MAPICS-I on March 5, 1980.
>
>  It was chiseled on clay tablets in cuneiform, but
>  my trusty folding cuneiform template enabled me to
>  decode it.
>
>  We used MAPICS to (blush) run a bricks and mortar
>  business that built stuff you could touch and try
>  to profit therefrom.  Quaint, huh?
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