Mainframe computers are often seen as ancient machines—practically dinosaurs. But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today.

Computer history is not only a history of machines but also of politics, culture, language—and human work. Julia Ravanis' ...

50 years ago today, IBM unveiled the System/360 mainframe, a groundbreaking computer that allowed new levels of compatibility between systems and helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon.

The operating system for each computer had to be built from scratch ... such as an SAP or Oracle, in the mainframe days. IBM supplied a few standard programs for banks, but customers also wrote ...

Servers range from entry-level rack mounts to mainframes. See rack mounted and mainframe. A computer system is sized for the number of users it handles simultaneously, the type of work performed ...

The system is "fragile" and cannot sustain tempo ... of the time because of outdated systems and a reliance on a computer mainframe that dates to the 1980s, according to Sen.

The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest version of its mainframe computer hardware ... s original Tellum processor. The system is designed to be able to ...

Mudrovcic specializes in mainframe technology, involving computers tracing their roots to the dawn of the digital age and the ancient software that sometimes runs on them. Upgrading such systems ...