We study the almost everywhere convergence of the ergodic Cesaro-alpha aver
ages R-n,R-alpha f = 1/A(n)(alpha) Sigma(i=0)(n) A(n-1)(alpha-1) T(1)f and
the boundedness of the ergodic maximal operator M(alpha)f = sup(n is an ele
ment of N) [R(n,alpha)f], associated with a positive linear operator T with
positive inverse on some L-p(mu), 1 < p < infinity, 0 < alpha less than or
equal to 1.