IBM OS/390 User Manual

You should already have the following planning publications which are available
as part of the 

OS/390 Installation Planning Kit, GK2T-6710:

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OS/390 Planning for Installation, GC28-1726

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OS/390 Introduction and Release Guide, GC28-1725

•

OS/390 Information Roadmap, GC28-1727

The Information Roadmap will then list the other publications you may need.

Some books you will need to keep as hardcopy versions available, such as:

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Planning Books listed frequently in this bulletin.

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Other OS/390 books you will need to review frequently, or take home to read.

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MVS and JES2 Operator Command books should be kept at the system
console, as well as all the Messages books.

There are so many books in the OS/390 library that you will want to get familiar
with the softcopy library and the BookManager/Read tools for viewing
information. This is extremely useful for searching for and finding the right book.

The 

OS/390 Online Collection, SK2T-6700 is available on CD-ROM and updated

quarterly. (It is also available on tape as a feature of OS/390.)

The CD-ROM can be used on a PC workstation with OS/2 or Windows, and
uploaded to DASD and used with BookManager READ/MVS. In general, we
recommend the MVS platform for normal softcopy viewing, but you should have
a set of OS/390 CD-ROMs available for viewing on a PC workstation in the case
of an emergency or system outage.

Use the Softcopy Print facility in OS/390 to print softcopy BOOKs from
BookManager READ/MVS. With the BookMaster GML option you get the nicest
looking printout, and it is the easiest to implement. OS/390 has included enough
code from DCF, PSF, BookMaster, and the required AFP fonts.

See 

OS/390 V2R4.0 Printing Softcopy BOOKs, S544-5354 for more information.

You should have the 

S/390 Redbooks Collection, SK2T-2177 which has over 300

technical bulletins in BookManager format related to S/390. They are written by
the ITSO and Advanced Technical Support Systems Centers.

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