Mainframe Alphabet

By: Laurion Burchall (inspired by DWB)

A is for ALL, to see every line
B is for BROWVM, mainframe divine

C is for CMS, who listens so well
D is for DISCARD, to send files to hell

E is for EXEC, so easy to use
F is for flame-war, where consultants abuse

G is for GONE, the evilest hack
H is for HX, to get control back

I is for IPL CMS (PARM AUTOCR), the big session blaster
J is for JOHNS, Brown's VM master

K is for KILLCONS, to clean up your spool
L is for LOGOFF, to go back to school

M is for MAIL, it keeps you in touch
N is for NAMES, for those you mail much

O is for OPERATOR, to make things run fine
P is for PRINT, line after line

Q is for QUERY NAMES, see who is logged on
R Is for READALL, now the posts are all gone

S is for SYSNEWS, updates go in it
T is for TDISK, 200 is the limit

U is for UPDATE, for programming tasks
V is for VECTOR, it goes ultra-fast

W is for WHEREIS, one of Tim's hacks
X is for XEDIT, the mainframe's emacs

Y is for Y-DISK, its much in demand
Z is for ZAP, an obscure command

Last update: 25 July 2003
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