[dba-Tech] nice short term job opportunity - anyone interested?

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Jun 2 12:08:28 CDT 2009


You mean 'Denial-Of-Service' ;-) 

Jim 

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tydda Jon -
Slough
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God, I feel young. My first "PC" ran DOS 5.x with Windows 3.1 (I believe on
an Amstrad PC1512, with 512k of RAM), which we then upgraded to 3.11 (around
1991/1992). I remember my dad's first 286, and the upgrade to the 40mb hard
drive... Saw my first Pentium in 1996, and have followed Moore's Law since
then. I'm currently using a Core 2 Quad 2.66 with 4gb of RAM... Can't wait
to see the entry level models in 5 years :-)

The 21 year old "IT" student sitting next to me has never heard of DOS, and
doesn't remember anything before Windows 98 :-(


Jon

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
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Hmmm, I was a UNIVAC 1100 guy, using EXEC 8.  Actually really liked that
system.


Ed Tesiny
EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
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Now that rings a bell... was that not back in the 70?... unfortunately I was
an VAX guy.

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
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Old IBM series

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
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Don't I wish I knew what a 309 D model was ;-)

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
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Just got this from a retired friend:

Quick question - do you have any old buddies (retired or not) that are
familiar with VSE running on a 390 D model?  If you do and they want to make
some very good money, please send me their contact details.  Also, if you
know of any old 390 D's anywhere that could be purchased for parts.  The
bank that I work for has two 390's  in their Bermuda location.  One
production and another for spare parts.  The hardware has been completely
off maintenance for two years and the software hadn't been upgraded for
something like 5 years.  The only application that runs on it is the core
banking system which is also about 5 versions of updates behind.  If it
shuts down the bank is dead.  It's a mess to say the least.

The bank has hired EDS to convert us to a new, Group wide, core banking
system but we have to keep the old 390 running until the conversion is
complete.  Probably a year away at a minimum.  What we're trying to do is
find another machine for parts if needed and a team of 3 guys (knowledgable
in VSE) that are willing to work to upgrade one machine's operating software
and the application software in stages to bring it to the last stable
version.  I figure that if no one bothers this team and they have free run
to do what they need to do and buy what they need, this could be done in
about 3 1/2 months.   But you know me, I'm always optimistic.   I
anticipate
that the bank would be willing to pay $400 per hour per person plus expenses
(living & travel) to make this happen, plus a finders fee for the person
that puts the deal together.

Let me know if you know of anyone interested or if you know of any old
hardware sitting somewhere that needs moving and we'll be all over it.
Looking forward to hearing from you.  Talk soon.

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