Cics for the Cobol Programmer: An Introductory Course (Pt. 1) (Paperback)

~ Doug Lowe (Author)

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Product Description

Join the more than 100,000 programmers who have learned CICS using this practical book alone. Whether you're developing new programs or maintaining old ones, you'll learn all the basics that apply to any CICS program.(12 chapters, 409 pages, 168 illustrations)

Product Details

• Paperback: 409 pages
• Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates; 2nd edition (July 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911625607
• ISBN-13: 978-0911625608
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #749,472 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the experienced mail frame programmer..., July 18, 1997

By A Customer

This book, along with Lowe's Part 2: Advanced course, is on my desk at all times. I have been a mainframe programmer for 37 years but altho I have done lots of interactive programming, somehow I never used CICS. I am currently doing lots of Year 2000 changes to CICS systems and these books have made it possible for me to do so. If you want less basic detail, he also has written The CICS Programmer's Desk Reference which is for the programmer with real CICS training. All three of these books are seen on shelves in any IS shop so check 'em out to see which you want

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Exec CICD Read..., May 24, 1999

By A Customer

I took two years of COBOL, then JCL, and now CICS. Both my JCL and CICS classes used Lowe's books. The layout of these books is bad. The books are just plain ugly. These books are just as text oriented as COBOL itself. The few pictures that are included are hard to understand. In general, almost all of CICS is covered, but it takes time to figure what is being covered. The manufacturing process for these books is bad, too. The books are cut lop-sided, to the point where some of the text is lost. I had no page numbers because they were cut off. A friend of mine had pages where the left side of the page was cut off. BAD QUALITY.

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied, September 14, 2009

By	Russell Blount (New York) - See all my reviews

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I received the books as advertised and I am pleased with their content and quality. I would not hesitate to purchase thru Amazon again. Thank You.