https://curlie.org/Computers/Emulators/IBM_Mainframe/Hercules/
An open source System/370, ESA/390
and 64-bit z/Architecture emulator for Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD,
and Mac OS X.
Extensive demonstration videos
including explanations on how to install and operate MVS 3.8 and TK4-
under the Hercules emulator.
Support for Hercules Studio GUI for
the Hercules system/390 emulator. The GUI itself can be downloaded from
http://www.jacobdekel.com/hercstudio/
A Hercules graphical user interface
(GUI) front-end for Linux and Mac OS X, with screenshots and free
downloads.
A Timeline and Brief Explanation For
the IBM System/360 and Beyond including the Hercules Emulator
[PDF]
MVS version of Vasilis Vlachoudis awesome REXX implementation. Maintained by Mike Grossmann.
An update to Volker Bandke's
Tur(n)key 3 (TK3) System by Jürgen Winkelmann - OS/VS2 MVS 3.8j Service
Level 8505 - Tur(n)key Level 4- Version 1.00, update 08 - Explains how
to access the publicly available online demo system as well as a link to
the downloadable distribution packages. Original release date: November
2013. Update 08 released: September 26, 2016.
Discussion on anything related to
the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) operating system software.
Source code repository maintained by
an active Hercules developer, "Fish". The SoftDevLabs (SDL) version of
the Hercules 4.0 Hyperion System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture
Emulator. Forked from the Hyperion release of Hercules 4.0. Active as
of: 4/2019.
MVS 3.8, OS/390 and z/OS program
products and technical services including system software development.
Includes download links and documentation. This site is the home of
REVIEW, a software product which rivals IBM's licensed ISPF/PDF software
product.
RPF is a software product, which
runs on TSO under the operating systems of MVS, MVS/380, MVS/XA,
MVS/ESA, OS/390 and z/OS on S/370, S/390 and z/Series mainframes, both
real and emulated. It can be compared to IBM's ISPF/PDF software
product, but can be run without a vendor software license.
A presentation at SHARE 97, 25 July
2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Jay Maynard of Global MAINTECH Corp.
Looks in detail at OS/360, VM/370 and MVS Version 3.8. Prior link:
http://tech-insider.org/open-source-software/research/acrobat/010725-a.pdf
[PDF]
This is official web page for
Hercules version 4.0, working titled "Hyperion", the development version
of Hercules. Hyperion is developed and supported by a small group of
volunteers. Many links to other Hercules related resources can also be
found at this link.
A graphical user interface (GUI),
Windows front-end for Hercules, with screenshots and free download. See
also, the Hyperion link at the bottom of this page for information on
the Hercules 4.x (Hyperion) version of the Hercules emulator. Mirror
site (may not list the most recent software versions):
https://hercgui.pedroramos.com/
A presentation at SHARE 108, 15
February 2007, Tampa, Florida, by Jay Maynard of Savail Consulting, Inc.
An overview of running vintage and modern (circa 2007) operating
systems under the Hercules emulator. This document includes Powerpoint
slides with the presenter's notes.
[PDF]
A presentation at SHARE 99, 20
August 2002, San Francisco, California, by Jay Maynard of Global
MAINTECH Corp. An overview of running vintage and modern (circa 2002)
operating systems under the Hercules emulator.
[PDF]
A presentation at SHARE 100, 27
February 2003, Dallas, Texas, by Jay Maynard of Global MAINTECH Corp. An
overview of running vintage and modern (circa 2003) operating systems
under the Hercules emulator
[PDF]
A presentation at SHARE 112, 5 March
2009, Austin, Texas, by Jay Maynard of Savail Consulting, Inc. Explores
the addition of 31-bit architecture into MVS 3.8j.
[PDF]
The Multi-User System for
Interactive Computing / System Product is an operating system, similar
in some ways to Unix. MUSIC/SP was written by McGill University in
Montreal, and has a history dating back to around 1969.
This is the Computer History Wiki
('CHWiki', for short), a knowledge base about historic computers which
anyone can join in order to edit.
Download links for a ready to
install turnkey package consisting of a combination of Hercules and MVS
3.8j (both, circa 2002) and extensive Cookbook documentation. (Alternate
locations to download the TK3 CD image:
http://www.jaymoseley.com/hercules/downloads/archives/turnkey-mvs-3.zip
-or- ftp://www.cbttape.org/pub/cdimages/MVS_Turnkey_Volker_V3.zip) -
Note: TK4- by Jürgen Winkelmann (see above), is a more up to date,
turnkey implementation.
This site will walk you through the
installation of DOS/360, an early IBM mainframe operating system.
A website devoted to exploring the
MTS operating system and getting it up and running under Hercules.
Collect, share, and save information
about the Michigan Terminal System (MTS). A comprehensive site with
resources to help get MTS up and running under Hercules.
Instructions documented by Malcolm Beattie.
An introduction to getting IBM's
OS/360 operating system loaded and running on the Hercules emulator for
the System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture systems. Tutorial created by
Jay Maynard. Obtain IBM OS/360 software from:
http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/
Updated version of the Stanford
Pascal Compiler designed to run on VM/370 Rel. 6 under the Hercules
emulator. It should also run on today's z/VM and some, or all flavors of
z/OS, a.k.a. MVS too, however it has not been tested on those operating
systems. Currently supported by Bernd Oppolzer.
Vintage IBM Manuals for MVS/370,
VM/370, OS/360. Temporary alternate link:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/hercules-os380/files/Vintage_Manuals.html
A page of links to public domain
versions of MVS and CMS and supporting software, such as Hercules and
terminal emulation software.
The MVS Dynamic Debug Tool is a
client/server debugging tool for MVS 3.8 running under Hercules. Written
and supported by Shelby Beach.
Source code repository for the Hyperion release of Hercules.
Source code repository for the
production-quality version (release 3.xx) of the Hercules mainframe
virtualization platform.
Source code repository containing a
historical record of the evolution of the Hercules mainframe
virtualization platform, tracking each release from 1999 to the present
day.
Documentation repository for the Hercules emulator. Site maintained by Peter Glanzmann.
A collection of, and links to
resources useful for installing and running public domain IBM emulated
hardware and software.
Discussion group for users of the Hercules ESA/390 mainframe emulator
Discussion group for users of the
OS/380 family of operating systems (MVS/380, VM/380, VSE/380) utilizing a
patched version of the Hercules mainframe emulator (enabling MVS 3.8
limited 31-bit capabilities). Includes discussion of C tools adapted for
use on all MVS platforms, MVS 3.8 through z/OS as well as all VM
platforms.
Discussion on anything related to the CBT-TAPE free user supported IBM mainframe software.
Discussion group for users of the MVS Operating System running under Hercules.
Discussion group for users of the VM Operating System running under Hercules.
Discussion group for users of the
Turnkey MVS System utilizing the Hercules mainframe emulator. Warning
and disclaimer: Membership in and content posted in this group is
strictly monitored. Deviance from the moderators' beliefs and direction
may be grounds for expulsion.
OS/360-MVT 21.8F customized for use
with APL\360 Version 1 Modification Level 1 by Jürgen Winkelmann - IBM
APL\360 source code is also needed and can be downloaded from
http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-apl-programming-language-source-code/
Hercules Mainframe Emulator - Mirror
of the former official site, http://www.hercules-390.org/ and source
archive - Contains v3.07 binaries and source archives, v3.07 and prior.
Maintained by Jan Jaeger.
Resource links and documentation for Hercules and MVS Turnkey v3 from Tim Pinkawa.
Background, performance and controversy with IBM. [Wikipedia]
An integrated graphical front-end to
the Hercules S/370, ESA/390 and z/Architecture Emulator. Written by
Oleh Yuschuk.
Tommy Sprinkle's MVS 3.8 documentation for Hercules.
Documentation for the Hercules and MVS 3.8 environment on a PC.
The family of freely-available
31-bit mainframe operating systems which currently includes MVS/380,
VM/380 and VSE/380. Software, documentation and links to related
software is available. Site maintained by Paul Edwards.
Ongoing documentation project.
Provides instructions on installing
and using Hercules, as well as archives of source code, JCL, and
instructions on installing and using several of the IBM mainframe
operating systems and many language compilers for the System/360-390
family of mainframes.
A freely available 31-bit C
mainframe standalone compiler designed to run on MVS (z/OS back to at
least MVS 3.8j), CMS (z/VM and predecessors) and VSE (z/VSE back to
DOS/VS R34). Software, documentation and links to related software is
available. Site maintained by Paul Edwards.
A CICS-like transaction processing
system for Hercules. Site includes CICS documentation reference links
and a free download.
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