I look back at my mainframe days very fondly. Hired to be a GIS code monkey on VM/SP, I would up also managing our machine, applying PUTs and even performing the upgade from VM/SP 5 to VM/SP 6--heady ...

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Big Blue on Monday will debut its newest model in the old-guard mainframe line, a less-expensive system that can run only newer software. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

The bleeding edge? The industrial-strength mainframe computer, developed decades ago for heavy-duty data processing, continues proving its staying power even as next-generation artificial intelligence ...

The new model is the strongest indication so far of IBM's enthusiasm for uniting the comparatively new operating system with the decades-old business computer line. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

You actually could successfully mine Bitcoin on an IBM 1401 if all the machines being used for mining were similarly slow. The test for whether a hash successfully completes a block or not adjusts for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about finance and technology. IBM’s mainframe business is growing at a record pace, said Barry Baker, vice president, IBM ...

While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) now derives most of its revenue from software and consulting, the decades-old mainframe business is still an important part of the century-old tech ...

IBM Corp. said today it’s building on the recent launch of generative artificial intelligence coding capabilities for mainframe developers by launching a suite of new offerings that will make it ...

While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) generates most of its revenue from software and consulting services, the company's hardware business is still an important piece of the puzzle. IBM's ...

Sabre Holdings Corp. yesterday said it will shed its decades-old legacy system over the next few years at a cost of $100 million and move its airline registration database to Compaq Computer Corp.’s ...