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Replaced old Logitech mouse, lasted many years, with new one (M310) that looks almost the same… under $20. Old mouse required 2 AA batteries, this one, only 1. No mouse subscription!

This is TK5 Update 3, running in a Docker container. Visually there’s no difference.

The startup is different…
docker run -ti -p 3270:3270 -p8038:8038 tk5
Using x3270 is the same!

Docker CLI...
bill@bill-MS-7B79:~$ docker images
REPOSITORY               TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED        SIZE
tk5                      latest    64e0add96d86   13 hours ago   1.07GB
bill-py                  latest    961ec677181d   2 weeks ago    1.32GB
alpine                   latest    1e42bbe25081   3 months ago   12.1MB
skunklabz/tk4-hercules   latest    bac92c3d2324   4 years ago    570MB
bill@bill-MS-7B79:~$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE     COMMAND      CREATED             STATUS             PORTS                                            NAMES
e1230ebe6ae7   tk5       "/tk5/mvs"   About an hour ago   Up About an hour   0.0.0.0:3270->3270/tcp, 0.0.0.0:8038->8038/tcp   angry_ride
bill@bill-MS-7B79:~$

Docker Desktop

The 1st detail line shows the TK5 running container

Contemplating pushing my TK5 update 3 image to Docker Hub. But option was greyed out on Docker Desktop. I assumed because I wasn’t signed on. So I had to go through some steps. See the previous post. I did that then Push to Docker Hub was available. I didn’t push. But at least the option is available.

Unable to log in
You must initialize pass before logging in to Docker Desktop

I had to do this.

Here, saw it on X. PiDP-11 manual. Notable for the PiDP-11… 1st Edition UNIX has been reconstructed.

Sometimes I really piss myself off. Something went wrong with the linux pcloud program, and it stopped working… probably several years ago. It use to sit in the bottom tray. I kinda forgot about it, but it popped into my head today and I logged on using the browser interface. Anyway I should be able to search this log to see what the problem was… but I can’t!

Because evidently I didn’t log the problem! WTH?

Anyway I downloaded the program again… and it works!

I see a few files from 2018, so that appears to be when I first started using it. I had previously used Dropbox. Of course nothing here about why I stopped using it. SMH.

This is why I keep a Log… because I can’t rely on my tiny little brain to remember anything!

I have a Crumbl cookie store opening near me. So I decided to check out their web page. And I found this amusing.

The Crumbl web site says “This site uses cookies to improve your experience”. Well of course it does. It wants me to “Accept All Cookies”. Sounds a little pushy to me.

Well I do go there a lot.

So you’re telling me that the only way to actually look at VM printer output… is to print it out?

I can’t believe how difficult it’s been to figure out how to look at printer/spool output from VM has been. I finally had to walk away from it a few hours ago. This is a common thing we did on a daily basis. Maybe I just assume we viewed VM printer output… it’s been so long ago.

I just don’t think I’ve googled the proper phrase to show me the way. Either that or I haven’t looked deep enough into the replies

viewing an ibm vm spool file
ibm vm transfer spool file to cms
ibm vm viewing spooled output
viewing vm/370 spooled printer output

I think I saw a cms example somewhere, where there was a “filename LISTING”, file somewhere and it had a record length of 132. So maybe that’s a hint.

Look into sfbrowse – spool file browse

SFBROWSE                                                  CMS User Area command 
                                                                                
Use the SFBROWSE command to browse the content of the files in your virtual     
reader. The command can only handle one spool file at the time but provides     
many subcommands.                                                               
                                                                                
The format of the SFBROWSE command is:                                          
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| SFbrowse | [spoolid]                                                        | 
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
where:                                                                          

Ready; T=0.02/0.03 08:30:13
q prt
OWNERID  FILE CLASS RECDS  CPY HOLD
DOSVS    1548 A PRT 000144  01 USER
DOSVS    1554 A PRT 000030  01 NONE
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 08:30:22
change dosvs printer 1548 co 1 na test txt
0001 FILE  CHANGED    ????????????????????????????????????????
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 08:30:27

change dosvs printer 1548 co 1 na test txt

It says File Changed. Changed to what? What did it do? q prt still shows the same thing. I don’t see “test txt” in my or DOSVS directory.

Sending Spool Files to Other Users and Devices
Last Updated: 2024-09-20
Use the CHANGE command to send spool files to other spooled devices (either yours or another user's). First, you must find out the identification number of the spool file you want to send (use QUERY PRINTER, QUERY PUNCH, or QUERY READER; the number listed under FILE is the spool file's identification number). Once you know the identification number of the spool file, enter:

change device1 spoolid to userid device2

I started writing programs by punching cards, which were read into a card reader. My 1st personal computer was a TRS-80 with 16k of memory.

Most of the AI videos on YouTube feature beautiful women. Because by and large creators like to create videos with beautiful women, so that’s what I mostly see.

However here is one of many Jetsons AI video based on the old TV cartoon. I guess Jane was attractive in the cartoon.

There are quite a few The Jetsons AI videos out there. It’s really amazing what AI is capable of.

Here’s what I’ve noticed about AI generated “movies” today

• Watch the hands, the fingers often give it away, with missing or changing digits.
• Women are almost always sexy, the creators can’t help themselves. Even if you watch a Scooby Doo recreation…Velma is sexy. One of these days someone is going to make A Beverly Hillbillys AI video, and they’ll make granny sexy.
• In 98% of the AI videos I’ve seen the characters don’t speak. Here’s one where the characters are talking. It wasn’t great though. And Velma is of course… sexy. See below.

Compared to what has already been accomplished. It won’t be long till these problems are solved.

Personally I’m not against movies in the future being made with AI characters instead of human actors. I’m so tired of people making millions of dollars and living in the lap of luxury for pretending to be other people. Then talking about how hard they work. And especially giving out their worthless political opinions. To hear them talk they’re convinced they possess superior intelligence. And I’m tired of hearing them talk about “their craft”.

So a character would never age out of a roll. Or get hurt doing stunts. So Bond could always be 35 yo Connery… as he should be.

Pretty amazing!