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All the surrounding ecosystem for batch scheduling (JCL, Tivoli), databases (IDMS, IMS, Adabas, DB2, etc), something like what we would call an app server (CICS

by tyingq 3y ago

All the surrounding ecosystem for batch scheduling (JCL, Tivoli), databases (IDMS, IMS, Adabas, DB2, etc), something like what we would call an app server (CICS), role based access control (RACF), and others I've missed.

nsxwolf 3y ago
And there's file system stuff: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28640159/what-is-the-difference-between-a-variable-blocked-format-and-a-fixed-blocked-for https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28640159/what-is-the-dif...
- tyingq 3y ago
  Ah, yep. The original nosql. Variable and fixed length record based storage, that comes with the OS.
  - p_l 3y ago
    The parts that are standardised in COBOL (k/v storage) are implemented in GNU COBOL using gdbm/Berkeley DB.