The most common box used for "authorizations" is what used to be called Tandem. Mainframes do much else. They stand at short arm's length to each other.
IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 06/23/2008 04:36:22 AM: > You can be darn sure the card approval service -- the GDPS-based (likely) > application that approves or denies your card transaction -- is still > working round the clock. So the mainframe is still working. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
