Re: RPG on HP MPE systems -- RPG400-L

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On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 9:29 AM Jose Perez <joseenocperez.jp@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I don't see anything interesting on learning something that is OBSOLETE
why bother wasting time if obsolete.

There are interesting things buried deep inside obsolete systems. Besides,
MPE not so much obsolete as unsupported. It's kind of a "poor man's MVS"
(z/OS) which is still in use.

For me is not about money is something
personal you want to learn something that will not help you or any other in
the future just the employer that you are working for?

Wisdom carries you further than specific technical chops. There is wisdom
to be gained is seeing why and how our computational regimens have evolved.

, besides giving the
wrong message that they should keep their business on something that maybe
who knows later will give them a big problem, if it is not already?.

Technical pseudo-moralizing of this sort is one of the least fruitful
exercises for the young programmer!

No I
would suggest do not even think about it, BUT AGAIN IS ABOUT ME. There are
a lot more interesting things to learn on the IBM I.

Lesson 1: Electronic computation is a social undertaking. It's never just
about you ")

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