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Wikipedia OS/360 Encyclopedia Entry
Short article with many embedded links describing Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS that was written as the operating system for high-end System/360 computers in the early 1960s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/360
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Testing z/OS
An IBM Systems Journal article describing how the z/OS development team tested the operating system. Discusses verification methodologies, and test technologies and techniques.
http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/sj/411/loveland.html
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LE: Language Environment
The IBM common run-time environment for popular programming languages.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/le/
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RMF: Resource Management Facility
IBM's performance measurement and management software.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/rmf/
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SDSF: System Display and Search Facility
IBM software to view and control the JES2 queues, running batch jobs, started tasks, and on-line TSO users.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/sdsf/
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RACF
IBM home page for Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security software. Introduction with links to a technical overview, news, downloads, user groups, past and future presentations, migration, library, FAQs and education.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/
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DFSMShsm
Originally the Hierarchical Storage Manager (hsm), now "a functional component of DFSMS that provides facilities for managing storage devices" (IBM).
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/software/sms/hsm/
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SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended
The software used to install and maintain z/OS software from IBM and many other software companies.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/smpe/
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z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates
Announcement, general availability, marketing withdrawal and end of support dates and program numbers for z/OS, OS/390 and MVS/ESA.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/support/zos_eos_dates.html
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UNIX System Services
IBM resources for the full UNIX implementation built into z/OS.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/
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