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AS/400 was a multi language VM environment long before Java. It really was/is amazing. I wish there was a way for newer generations to learn about things like t

AS/400 was a multi language VM environment long before Java. It really was/is amazing. I wish there was a way for newer generations to learn about things like this. I'm not sure how that would look. Maybe a History of Systems book or something?

rbanffy 10y ago
There are many retro computing enthusiast groups around (depending where you live - none here around Dublin, it seems) but I'm yet to see one dedicated to midrange or mainframe systems. It is a shame. Many challenges we find today happen to have been solved in the 60s. Then in the 70s, then in the 80s...
- SSLy 10y ago
  Exactly – everyone does know their retro consoles and home computers, I can't find anyone who would have some interest in the systems you mentioned. Bummers.
  - rbanffy 10y ago
    Worst - even platforms that are still in use, such as IBM zSeries and iSeries are very poorly represented in tutorial space.
    - SSLy 10y ago
      I'd love me some IBM i hands on day.
      - rbanffy 10y ago
        Is there a Hercules for iSeries?
youdontknowtho 10y ago
It's not exactly retro either. I have a friend that works at an absurdly large financial institution...all of their credit card transactions clear through iseries/os400/?they_call_it... EDIT: One thing that I love is the fact that they distributed apps in intermediate form and then compiled at installation time. (Sounds familiar, right?)
- tolle 10y ago
  Heck I work on a AS400/iSeries/IBM i or whatever they are called.