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Bob, You have the same thing on the 400. When you signon you should be seeing the MAIN menu (the default for user profile QSECOFR for example is Initial menu... MAIN). If you don't see that menu, just type in GO MAIN. What options you will see will depend on what profile you signon with (authority determines your options). So you don't need to know command names on the 400 either. The same menu structure for operating the system existed back on the S/36 & S/38. As others have mentioned, if you know you want to create something, you could just key in CRT* to see all the create commands, or DLT* to see all the delete commands. If you want to work with devices, you can key GO DEVICE. To work with printers you can key GO PRINTER. For security, GO SECURITY. etc. To see major command groups, just press F4 from a menu, or GO MAJOR. I would suggest that, along with the MAIN menu, as starting points for investigating. ...Neil Robert Sitko <solarsystems@email.com> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com 2001/02/15 21:23 Please respond to MIDRANGE-L To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com cc: Subject: RE: Old AS/400 Hello All, I haven't received any msgs from the group for two days (unusual, since there are usually dozens a day); I'm guessing a lot of mail got lost because of the Anna Virus, so I'm resending this message. If you replied to this already, could you RE-repy because I haven't received any msgs at all: I said, " Thanks for the helpful hints on how to get this rel 2.1 system running. I'm experimenting with commands, and this might take a while, but I'm getting there. Someone asked about the Wang VS system's command structure; actually, there are NO COMMANDS in the Wang; everything is selected from a menu, which I find a lot easier. And it's an old green screen terminal, not a point-and-click GUI interface. <--snip--> How would I find the command ... if I didn't know what it was called <--snip--> When you log on, you get a primary menu on your initial screen: (1) RUN program or procedure (2) SET usage constants (3) SHOW program completion report (4) Manage Queues (5) Manage Files/Libraries (6) Manage Devices etc. (16) LOGOFF So, even if you know absolutely nothing about the Wang, you can operate it. No commands to memorize or look up. And this same system has been around for over twenty years that I know of, probably a lot longer. So you can't blame the age of release 2.1 for having a non-user-friendly interface. But then, IBM is in a much better position to support its systems than is Wang, so I guess they did something right. Bob Sitko ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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