Yellow brick moment

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In memory of Bob Yelavich
In memory of Bob Yelavich

Name one or both co-authors of the command level interface.

Answer: Peter Alderson and Ken Davies

Which was the first CICS version/release designed "and" shipped by the Hursley Lab?

Answer: CICS/VS 1.3

Which communication access method was dropped from CICS and then re-instated?

Answer: TCAM

Who was the author of the original CICS Performance Analyzer?

Answer: Bob (Rags) Gardner

Who first used the term "application server"? WebSphere or CICS? When?

Answer: CICS. As of 1994.

Why are most CICS T-Shirts teal blue?

Answer: The System Center bulletins had a teal blue cover.

How many people know which industry was CICS written for?

Answer - Public Utilities, like power companies, water, gas, etc.

Does anyone remember the smallest production user of CICS in 1968?

Lone Star Gas, in Texas, had a one terminal "network" using CICS. I believe it was used for accessing stock holder records. It was a production system for several years before a replacement was implemented.

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