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CICS: 35 Years

Overview 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s
Name: Phil Wakelin
Job Role: CICS Transaction Gateway Technical Planner
IBM start date: 22nd January 1990
Length working on CICS: 14 years

What do you have to do with CICS?
Currently, I am the CICS Transaction Gateway Technical Planner. This involves a wide range of issues, from planning future release, reviewing development features, answering customer questions and presenting at briefings and conferences.

What were you doing around 8th July 1969?
My parents tell me they were moving house, as I was only one, I am a bit hazy on the details.

Fondest CICS related memory
Finishing my first CICS redbook in December 1999. This was followed by a new downhill mountain bike route from the Almaden Research Centre into the SVL lab and around Calero reservoir.

“If CICS was to disappear tomorrow…..”
I wouldn't have to pay my electricity bill.

Name something else 35 years old that you still use.
My legs.


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