Dave FAQ

Who are you?: ~~I'm a tape ape~~

~~I'm a MVS console operator~~

~~I'm a Mainframe Help Desk liason~~

~~I'm a MVS Systems Programmer~~

~~I'm a OS/390 Systems Programmer~~

~~I'm a z/OS Systems programmer~~

I'm a Level 2 support/developer for an IBM mainframe ISV.
What do your parents think of you being a mainframe techie?: Tell them I work with IBM mainframes? As far as they know, I'm a piano player in a whore house.
How did you get started in IBM Mainframes?: A wealthy scoundrel seduced and betrayed me.
What was the first IBM Mainframe that you used?: An IBM 370 168 with Intel memory. It had a long bank of 3420 drives and a bunch of 3350s.
What was your first job in IBM Mainframes?: I was a "tape ape" hanging 3420 tapes in an medium sized IBM shop tape library in Dallas.

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