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Show HN: Fun things to do with your VM/370 machine

https://rbanffy.github.io/fun-with-old-mainframes.github.io/fun-with-vm370.html
8•rbanffy•5d ago
Hi All.

I made this as an fun intro to help people who have zero IBM mainframe experience and no access to a modern IBM mainframe (at least, not access to do whatever you want with it). I appreciate tips, suggestions and anything that might improve the experience for someone who has no idea of how those machines operate(d).

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shreddit•1h ago
What a coincidence. My company just upgraded their AS400/IBM i and nobody wanted to buy the old one, so it’s just sitting there. I think it’s a Power 8 Processor…
dardeaup•5m ago
That could be a lot of fun to play with, especially if it has PowerVM.
dardeaup•20m ago
Very cool! What compilers and interpreters are available? I know that rexx wasn't available at the time that the open source vm/370 was released. Has the community found a way to add rexx?

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