Favorite Mainframes
We all have our favorite mainframes. For many it will surely be the new and sophisticated mainframe Z9. For me there are four mainframes that standout among my memories. First was the GE 225 at Lehigh University where I was an electrical engineering student (1963-1967). The programming language used was called WIZ and it was […]
The Mainframe
A little more than five years ago (see “in the news“) IBM announced that it would begin installing and supporting the Linux operating system on its mainframe computers. A lot has happened with Linux and with mainframes since then, but first of all, what is a mainframe? Is it a “main” frame, a main “frame”, […]
IBM Happenings: July 2005
The month of July was a hot one for much of the country and also at IBM, with technology and solutions annuncements and acquisitions across the board. The announcements made by the company during the month are below. It was very exciting to be in New York this week for the announcement of IBM’s new […]
Joe Kreitz — Retiring
Dear Joe, Congratulations on your retirement from IBM. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were both in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the branch office. I am sure you are very proud of your nearly thirty-nine years with the company. You contributed a great deal — especially in squeezing many dollars of revenue and profit […]
IBM Happenings: June 2005
The month of June was a busy one at IBM, with technology and solutions annuncements across the board. The announcements made by the company during the month are below, and the complete index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. List of Announcements for June 2005 IBM announces new server based on X3 […]