24Oct2024

PHP, REXX, Qt, oh my!
When I set this webpage up, I was interested in PHP so most everything you read here was generated from PHP. PHP isn't available for the s370 architecture, so now that I have everything running through vintage mainframes... Why not rebuild in (b)REXX! The vintage mainframes are pretty snappy on modern hardware thanks to Hercules so I've debated trying to link a modern Qt app to a VSAM backed service. We'll see if MVSBANK gets a mobile app!

21Oct2024

Mastodon, MVS, and Moving?

Things have been a bit crazy lately, but I'm still around. The reason for this blog function was because Facebook was feeling too corporate to be social, and Mastodon has seemingly filled that void better than any single blog could (for me). I'd like to try to make a better effort documenting things here. Most of my time has been taken by MVS and helping my partner move. I've recently (within the past few months) accepted a position working with MVS and z/OS while helping my partner move into a new house. MVS and Unix are very different operating systems fundamentally, and both have strengths and weaknesses. It's amazing how such a small OS (The main memory of the entire emulated mainframe is 16MB) can still process data in 2024. If only there was a 3270 client for 9Front....

21Jul2022

Back to 9Mares

I managed to get my own 9mares (9p.nmare.net) 9front instance running, and have compiled Go, NetSurf, and the Theme patch on it! I have a Raspberry Pi 0 that I'd like to turn into a terminal for it however I need to find my USB OTG adapter first. Since I backed up everything I had on 9p.sdf.org I was able to add my user and start 9Mares off where I was on 9sdf! Hopefully I won't be destroying the process table anymore lol

06Jul2022

Going Mobile

In addition to the Plan9 bootcamp which is in progress, I'm starting to get into "mobile hacking". Entirely in the GNU meaning of the word, I've acquired a pair of TMOHS1 devices and have rooted them. I've also ordered two Google Fi SIM cards to put in them to see what I can do with access to an always-on Android device (The TMOHS1 runs android under the hood). Maybe I can make a mobile Plan9 battlestation even? Who knows!