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Geo, Actually SIM3278/VTAM was designed for and operates under MVS (VTAM application program). I suspect that if your employer hates VM but loves MVS he must be running CICS (or something similar) – try loading up 500+ TSO address spaces under MVS (or even MVS/XA) and see why users (the ones that pay the bills !) love VM. You know the old saying "TSO may be slow but it sure is hard to use !" Also, to be a little more accurate IBM is not pushing most large shops to MVS – VM outsells MVS in both small (ex 4300) and large (ex 3090) shops by a considerable margin, instead, IBM is now pushing Cross System Architectures and products (works in the VM, MVS, DOS/VSE, and PC environments). I guess this is a bit outside the AMIGA forum but I thought a reply was in order. P.S. I've worked with VM, MVS, VS1, MVT, and DOS and the bottom line is that they all have strengths and weaknesses – you must choose the one that best meets your needs. Steve