MF

I can't stand it when they call a MAINFRAME MF. I mean, come on! What kind of double entendre is that? Clearly, people are going to confuse Mainframes with a Master of Forestry degree. Do they call a unix box UB? Sun Solaris is SS?

It's just that, don't we shoulder enough ridicule as it is? We get called dinosaurs, legacy. We're not modern, sexy, hip. People think we're still writing to 30 year old round tape, and blowing dust and cobwebs off of a rusted old machine in the back of the computer room.

Example. I saw this on a powerpoint chart:

   Get off the MF laser printer

Is it really that hard to type mainframe? It's not like we're texting or tweeting, this was a presentation to business executives.

Am I too sensitive? Probably. But I'm a pisces, so I'm allowed.

My parting shot today is a great buzzword bingo card to take to meetings or use on conference calls.

http://www.betterworkplacenow.com/bingo/index.html

Till Next Time....

Mary Anne

z/OSsyGirl