IBM accused of mainframe monopoly

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There is no difference between the hardware on a mainframe and really beefy servers these days. So the big difference is the OS. Why host Linux on a mainframe? Because nobody likes OS390 or MVS or whatever they call it anymore. That OS is only good for running legacy COBOL crap. Other than that it's glorified virtual server. Good lord, talk about overkill.

Oh, talking about availability. The statistics are skewed. Ok...so you only have to IPL once every 10 years. Since everything is all on one box, it's not apples to apples. A single service (DB2, IMS or CICS region) is more like a server in the server world. And I know those things get bounced daily.

Nobody does new development in COBOL anymore because it takes to long and yields little in usability. You guys complain about the facebook generation. Well it's that generation that has learned how to use computers. You guys are the only ones from your generation that do. Who cares about the availability of a system, if the data is only available to a select few. The internet and all of the related technologies brought computing to the people.

They don't teach COBOL, JCL, VSAM or VTAM...cause nobody needs it.

Posted by: bmonster   Posted on: 01/21/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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