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The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe".
https://www.righto.com/2025/02/origin-of-mainframe-term.html
saved 2025-08-26

The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe"
What is the origin of the word "mainframe", referring to a large, complex computer? Most sources agree that the term is related to the frame...

If you're looking for a fun, good book to read, I've got one for you. I especially recommend it if you like sci-fi, classic pulp/movie monsters, and AI interacting with confusing humans. Add in queer themes of found family, self-identity, and acceptance, and it's a real winner.
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Finished “Of Monsters and Mainframes” by Barbara Truelove.
Demeter is a ship AI blamed for the continued deaths of her passengers being ferried to and from Alpha Centauri. But something paranormal is happening and this quirky story becomes a mashup of sci-fi & vampires, werewolves, and aliens.
4.5 stars rounded up for being fun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Of Monsters and Mainframes
Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dr…

An was entdeckt Mensch, dass der anscheinende IT Fachartikel nur plumpes Marketing ist? Soll ich für euch dies mal Bit für Bit durchgehen oder nur ein Kyber Byte da lassen? 🙄😅🤷‍♂️
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»[…] Auffallend beim neuesten Mainframe-Modell der Z-Reihe von IBM ist aber das: Er verschlüsselt alle Daten in Echtzeit. Alle bedeutet in diesem Fall tatsächlich jedes einzelne Bit.«
#ibm

I don't know what work is doing, but constant (every 30 seconds) of 'disconnected from VPN' and then 'Connected to VPN'. Every other device in the house has no problems so it isn't the home network. Makes doing work a challenge when you lose your mainframe connection.

1945: rent time from humans.
1955: build your own computer!
1965: rent time on an IBM mainframe.
1975: get your own home computer!
1985: rent time on CompuServe.
1995: get a PC with Windows 95!
2005: rent time on AWS.
2015: get an iPhone or an Android!
2025: rent time on ChatGPT.
2035: get your own whatever!

Dug out a 1975 Burroughs leased line data set, an IBM PC Convertible, and a Morrow Decision Master system to bring back to Ireland.
I'm still trying to figure what to do with the Compaq Portable, TRS-80, Z89 disk drive, SGI Indigo², 7011 POWERstation RS6000 system, DEC PC, and (oh God) the monitors. And I'm pretty sure there are full Amiga 1000 and 2000 systems in there. Atari 1040STFM (2x). A full Burroughs financial system. Mainframe terminals. More C64s than any person eve…

Replaced article(s) found for cs.AR. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AR/new
[1/1]:
- Mainframe-Style Channel Controllers for Modern Disaggregated Memory Systems
Zikai Liu, Jasmin Schult, Pengcheng Xu, Timothy Roscoe

Replaced article(s) found for cs.OS. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.OS/new
[1/1]:
- Mainframe-Style Channel Controllers for Modern Disaggregated Memory Systems
Zikai Liu, Jasmin Schult, Pengcheng Xu, Timothy Roscoe