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I am retired IT person who programmed in PIopen, Universe, etc. for twenty years and am interested in doing some part time work. Can be free if for non profit. What are the possibilities?

I was actually searching for some gaming content (per last week's post) and ran across this humorous presentation by a guy who bought a used mainframe for $200, just because he could. I don't think he had gaming in mind, or really anything it seems from the story. It got a good deal of press at the time and Connor did land a job with IBM, so some of you may know the story already.

Retro gaming won some new interest in 2020 as people looked for ways to entertain themselves during lockdowns. Being a modern, 20-something gamer spoiled by my hand-built PC, RTX2060 OC, and Ryzen 7 2700X processor, I was surprised to learn that there are games built exclusively to play on the mainframe, mostly created when it was one of the only computer platforms in existence (check out this Wikipedia link for context). Outside of Pong and Tetris, I can't say I've thought much about the history of video games before now.Mainframe Defender was super popular last year and simulates the play of the early systems, and I've since learned one of my childhood-favorite remakes, Oregon Trail, likewise started as a mainframe game in 1971. After some internet stalking, I was able to get my hands on code fo

The conversation around modernization is an old one: do you stay on your IBM® i or IBM® Z platform and enable modern technologies, or do you spend the resources to move to a distributed system? If you haven't really investigated the question you may be surprised by the findings of a recent IDC survey of modernizers and replatformers. @Jeff Winter will be discussing these findings with TechChannel on March 24th. Register here.  ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

The forum is built for you, and designed primarily to help you get the most from your Rocket products. In April we'll introduce a range of experience improvements to help you locate content, get engaged, and connect with other members like you. We are also working on improvements to the sign-up/sign-on experience, making it easier to access to the various web properties and content you use as a client.What sort of improvements to the Forum would be the most valuable to you? Don't limit your comments to site usability - tell me about the types of content you want, the experiences/engagements that will help you get more from our products, and the topics you are interested in. This type of feedback is so helpful to me. Thanks, Dave ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

Hi Folks,I have been trying to deploy a product(QMF - Query Management Facility) on AWS(Amazon Web Services). But all the efforts are seemingly going in vain. Could be due to my lack of knowledge in deploying on AWS, and then executing it. Here's what I have done till now:*) I have a setup.exe of the latest build ready with me*) Created an EC2 instance using the IAM account *) Provided all the neccesary  polices, roles to the instance*) Placed the .exe file on the S3 bucket(secured)*) Unable to access the S3 bucket from my EC2 instance, using the AWS CLI tool, so that it could be installed on the EC2If anyone over here happens to go through this complete post, would be great if you could guide me into the right direction so as to successfully deploy and run the product on the AWSThanks and Regards,Ashish------------------------------Ashish RamtriSoftware Engineer - 1Rocket Software------------------------------

I am trying to compute pointwise mutual information PMI RMP training using wikipedia as data source. Given two words, PMI defines the relation between two words. The formula is as below. pmi(word1,word2) = log [probability(number of times both words appears in a document together)/probability(word1)*probability(word2)]. Hence to compute PMI, I would need joint and individual probabilities of word1 and word2. I looked at the wikipedia miner relatedness score between two words. They are implementing a Milne and Witten algorithm. However, for defining topic similarities, PMI is a better score. Does any one know how to compute PMI score for two words using dbpedia or wikipedia miner or any other software.------------------------------navya srisoftware developerhkr trainings------------------------------

While the Rocket Forum was only launched officially in September 2020, it received nearly 10,000 visits from users who read more than 66,000 pages! Much of our success is due to members who are engaged in conversations on how to achieve specific outcomes using Rocket tools, or are part of beta programs to evaluate the latest product features. Both our partners and end users/clients seem to be getting a lot of value from the dialog and experiences offered on the site, and today I'm recognizing specific individuals for their participation. While their actions are helping them scale the Forum leaderboard, I'm certain they are also improving their skills and knowledge as they work to achieve success and help other members do the same.

Welcome Rocket Forum members!I'd like to formally introduce myself, and give members an opportunity to make their introductions. I'm Charles Dane, the Community Manager and Admin for the Rocket Forum. I've been involved in or managed online communities going back to the late 90s, in both the video games and technology fields. I'm looking forward to making connections between members, sharing news and information, and guiding the Forum through its growth.As my bio states, I study and train in historical fencing, practice and teach Yoga, and will take my road bike out for random rides. I'm a bit of a nerd, my games collection is in steady competition with Lego builds and an expanding hat collection.Now, on to you. Make an introduction, share a bit about yourself, and connect with one another!------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

Today we announced the acquisition of WebConnect terminal emulation and ConnectiQ mainframe RPA from ActiveOps. We’re excited to bring these two leading technologies into the Rocket family.   ConnectiQ

I'm excited to introduce and welcome you to the formal launch of our new Rocket Forum: your virtual headquarters to discover, learn, engage, stay informed, share knowledge, and build relationships with other members and Rocketeers alike. Let's discuss what's going on with Rocket products, your experiences, and the ways we can change the world around us. We'll celebrate successes, find solutions to challenges, and share the best practices we've discovered. Become a member, dive in and explore all the Rocket Forum has

Last month, I announced the first phase of a content migration from the old Rocket Software community, and the second phase would take place this month.Phase two initiated Wednesday afternoon and completed this morning. During phase two, approximately 45 posts and replies found new homes in this Forum. Unfortunately, not all members of the old community created accounts here, and since we could not map content to its author, a large number of posts and replies are attributed to an "Archive User".The old Rocket Software community has been decommissioned, and the domain reassigned to this Forum. If using the old domain (forum.rocketsoftware.com) results in your navigating to the old community, it may be necessary to clear cache and cookies.------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

I started in MV January 8, 1982 after a major layoff at Novell. Prime Information at a Salt Lake City, Utah/Birmingham, Alabama based trucking company. I worked mostly with small-ish companies most of my career until I became the IT Manager for Kingsdown Mattress in Mebane, North Carolina in the early 90's. That was part of my involvement with bedding manufacturers, supporting software by one Paul Anderberg (a long-time friend and a co-worker at a couple employers pre-MV and during).Serta Mattress licensees were our biggest customers. Ultimately (no, no pun), I took the position of IT Manager at the Salt Lake City Serta plant not to long after Paul moved to Idaho and left the business.Then to Colorado for a couple years and Texas for a dozen (finishing up a stint in Texas at Neiman Marcus as their UniVerse DBA and then securing a Development position at Rocket Software) landing finally at E*Trade Advisor Services in Centennial, Colorado (formerly Trust Company o

Hi,My name is Duncan Fowler and I am currently employed by Lancer Insurance Co. in beautiful Long Island, New York. I've been working with Pick/multivalue systems since the 1970s and currently am working on a UniVerse system.  Look forward to learning more about Rocket's plans and contributing where appropriate.------------------------------Duncan FowlerLancer Insurance Co.------------------------------

Ask Rocket is a new series that gives Rocket customer a chance to ask questions directly to our Executive Leadership Team. The Team answers all questions posed, but once a quarter we select a few questions for the ELT team to answer and share publicly. Earlier this week, this quarter's answers were shared in the Ask Rocket Kickoff blog post. The ELT will answer another round of Ask Rocket questions again later this year. If you have a question for anyone on the Rocket leadership team, you can send it in by filling out this form.

Prior to the launch of this Forum, Rocket Software offered a small community to beta test a small number of products. Over time, that community became a lively discussion area for support of Rocket's efforts with open source languages and tools for IBM z/OS. Many of this Forum's members came from the old community.Last week, we started the first of two phases to migrate content from the old community to this Forum, and completed the effort early Tuesday morning. Over 1000 posts and replies were brought into the Forum, primarily in the Open Source Languages and Tools for z/OS discussion area. While many discussions have been credited to their creators and participants, a large number of posts and replies are attributed to an "Archive User". This content was created by members of the old community that haven't yet joined t

A team of Rocketeers is creating a new design for delivering web-based documentation for Rocket products. We are seeking Rocket customers for a 10-minute call to discuss what they like, dislike, and want in product documentation. If you are willing to chat, send your contact information to psharon@rocketsoftware.com. Thanks!------------------------------Phyllis SharonPrincipal Technical EditorRocket Software------------------------------

The Rocket Forum is for you, our valued customers and members.How are we doing? What can we do differently? Is there a feature you would like to see? We welcome your thoughts, comments or feedback about how we can improve your experience.------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

This post may be updated as new questions arise.What is the Rocket Forum?The Rocket Forum is the place where all are welcome to discover, engage, learn, share knowledge and network with other members and Rocketeers. Here you'll find discussions about Rocket products and services, news and updates, help and support, events and activities, documentation and how-to guides, and videos.Do I have to be a customer to join the forum?Not at all. The forum is open to anyone with an interest in anything Rocket. While you don't need to join the forum to read content, membership is required to participate.What happened to the other Rocket Software Forum?The Rocket Software Forum was a community focused on a small list of Rocket products. We wanted to offer our members more capabilities and products to discuss, on a platform allowing the forum to grow. We also ensured all the other forum's membership and content m