Do you remember mainframe computers?

IBM Mainframe
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
April 11, 2019 8:44am CST
Yes, they are still around. But not as prevalent as they used to be. I remember registering for my first classes at Indiana Unversity using the IBM Mainframe to select my classes. Does anyone else remember using a Mainframe?
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@snowy22315 (208846)
• United States
11 Apr 19
Not really, it would have been better to include a pic with this for better visualization.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
11 Apr 19
I added a picture (thanks) they used to be the only computers.
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@snowy22315 (208846)
• United States
11 Apr 19
@DocAndersen Thanks, I knew they existed, but not sure how many were in the public domain.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
11 Apr 19
@snowy22315 Once upon a time, many! Every University in the world, for the most part, had one!
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• Austin, Texas
15 Apr 19
Yes, I remember "Once upon a time, a long time ago, when I was very young ...".
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
15 Apr 19
i remember mainframes, I don't remember being young anymore.
• United States
12 Apr 19
i never used them-but we do have a raytheon 2 towns over who had roomfuls of them at one time.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
12 Apr 19
It is amazing how big computers used to be!
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
12 Apr 19
I don't, I wish it still around somewhere
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
12 Apr 19
They are, just nowhere near as many as we had before.
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@LadyDuck (502316)
• Italy
11 Apr 19
I have never used them, I think I had already finished to go to school when they were available in the Universities.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
11 Apr 19
I can understand that timing is everything!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Apr 19
I never used them.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
11 Apr 19
fair enough, thanks John!
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@Sojourn (13833)
• India
22 Apr 19
Never used them myself. I would consider lucky if I can see them in real life.