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Caledon Ken said:

Morning Mike

Afternoon Keith

Afternoon Andre

This Cobol / Mainframe skill is not a new thing. I use to say to my developers, and that was eight years ago, the people with these skills are a dying bred, literally a dying bred.

Yepperz, you're right on that. The folks that know the language are either retired or passing on. The article says one guy can get $100 an hour for his services. Hard to believe that it costs so much to switch over that they would stay with a 50 yr old language.

A $100 easy.

There is a very large cost for the writing, there is even a bigger cost in interfacing to other apps and testing.

These systems have grown over the years and there are all kinds of hooks from other systems. Like trying to untangle a bowl of spaghetti.

Paul.....isn't the default PW on the label? Worse case, hard reset the router and that's it. But I'm just an old dying ex COBOLer........so

Caledon Ken said:

A $100 easy.

There is a very large cost for the writing, there is even a bigger cost in interfacing to other apps and testing.

These systems have grown over the years and there are all kinds of hooks from other systems. Like trying to untangle a bowl of spaghetti.

You know I would have probably learned that language had my parents given the go ahead to send me to school for that. I told them I had an interest in computer programming & even called a couple schools myself.

However, being that they were old fashioned & being the early days of computer tech (late 70's), they were "We're not wasting our money on you learning something from a Star Trek show that won't be any use down the road." They wanted me to learn something "that I can use & is practical."

Oh well, I suppose no one could have guessed that it would get as big as it did.

f14tomcat said:

Paul.....isn't the default PW on the label? Worse case, hard reset the router and that's it. But I'm just an old dying ex COBOLer........so

I think he was trying to avoid a hard reset because I've had to do that, & it's a huge PIA of setting everything up again the way you had it. I don't blame him for trying everything before doing that.

You must be rolling in the $$$ you ol' COBOL head

I have to head out & pay the doc bill before the rain/real heat sets in.

You all take care & have a good safe day.

Bye Borg.

See what address they have on file for snail mail.

Caledon Ken said:

What kind of router is that? When I bump into this issue a hard reset takes it back to factory issued password.

Still another way in... would like to see if mine has that. Seems that would be a security hole.

Mine is a tecnicolor tg589

Username is engineer
Password is the access key from the bottom of the router

Not sure if this is intended for isp to remote into router if needed

f14tomcat said:

Paul.....isn't the default PW on the label? Worse case, hard reset the router and that's it. But I'm just an old dying ex COBOLer........so

It is, but i changed it a couple of years ago, forgot to write the password on my notice board with all others

f14tomcat said:

Morning Paul, Mike, beeman, Keith, and beeman. Daughter's 36th B-Day, they are at the beach all week.

Happy birthday to your daughter.