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> If you’ve never seen an IBM AS/400 machine, don’t feel bad. Most people haven’t. Introduced in 1988 as a mid-range server line, it used a unique object-based
by lettergram 8y ago
> If you’ve never seen an IBM AS/400 machine, don’t feel bad. Most people haven’t. Introduced in 1988 as a mid-range server line, it used a unique object-based operating system and was geared specifically towards business and enterprise customers. Unless you’re a particularly big fan of COBOL you probably won’t have much use for one today, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth playing around with if the opportunity presents itself
Oh boy, I've seen multiple businesses that utilize AS/400 system(s). I even know a few people who manage them, building out applications, etc... They are still very much used.
You'd also be surprised how many records about you still exist in said system(s). Hell, I was using an AS/400 system only 3 years ago for business purposes (I'm not a COBOL developer, but something had to be fixed).