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From the Editor: |
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by Edward Hurley, Editor
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A few weeks ago, I asked you to tell me what you were doing when the System 360 was released in April of 1964. I couldn't imagine the flood of responses I would receive.
Many of you were in high school or college at the time. Few actually were working on mainframes but within a few years, many of you were working on System 360s. Kelly Arrey first used a System 360 while doing first year university programming assignments at McGill University in 1974.
There was David Tamez, who first worked with a System 360 in Vietnam while serving with the United States Army in 1971. "How would you like to be feeding IBM Hollerith cards with a live grenade next to you? Our orders were to destroy the hardware if we were overtaken," he said.
In the late '60s, Don Wallace started working for the state of South Dakota as a computer operations stores clerk. He soon was promoted to computer operator on an IBM S/360 Model 40 with DOS and continues to do mainframe work for the state. "Our position titles have changed like the CPU models over the years ... Oh, the many stories are exceeded only by the memories!," he said.
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Expert Technical Advice: Craig Mullins |
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Featured Expert Craig Mullins
director of technology planning, BMC Software
Categories:DB2 and Database Management
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This Week: In the forums
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In our Sound Off forum, Greg07 asked:
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| Tip of the Week: |
| Ever contemplated chucking your job and striking out on your own as a consultant? If so, you should read this tip on the pros and cons of being an independent consultant. The decision shouldn't be taken lightly but it may be a good choice, especially for people with skills in niche technologies. |
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In the polls
As the mainframe turns 40, this week's poll asks: What were you doing when the System 360 was released on April 7, 1964?
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