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Why do you keep comparing old mainframes to current tech? Why not compare current mainframes to current tech -- its like those people who try and compare the ja
by sophacles 16y ago
Why do you keep comparing old mainframes to current tech? Why not compare current mainframes to current tech -- its like those people who try and compare the java of 1998 with the C of today (you know "jvm takes minutes to start, and has x, y and z gc issues...").
Mainframes from IBM are under constant revision and update, just like server tech.
- Retric 16y agoBecause they are still being used. People think they need to replace an old mainframe with a cluster but that's just not true. Also, large modern day mainframes have become distributed systems so while you may still need a cluster you are already using one. PS: We live in an age of horrable custom software, sitting on a monstrous stack of terrible commodity software. If you spend a noticeable amount of time waiting on a modern computer system it's really just a software problem. (Wait you actually want to use XML?) But, often upgrading the hardware is really the best option.