IBM mainframes are known for very unusual terminals. But IBM made many different things, including the IBM 3151 ASCII terminal, which uses a cartridge to emulate a VT220 terminal. [Norbert Keher] has ...

IBM's latest mainframe is available with the option of a cut-down operating system that only runs newer software, and does not run traditional mainframe software such as CICS transaction processing.

Big Blue on Monday will debut its newest model in the old-guard mainframe line, a less-expensive system that can run only newer software. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Mainframe computing is having a moment — again. Nearly 60 years after the first IBM System/360 debuted as a mainframe platform, it continues to evolve in ways that defy expectations, powering critical ...

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. If ...

A non-IBM mainframe that runs IBM mainframe operating systems and applications. In the late 1960s, RCA's computer division produced the Spectra 70, the first line of machines compatible with IBM's ...

IBM launched the latest version of its dominant mainframe platform — the z17 — at its virtual IBM Z Day event this week. The z17, which features comprehensive AI integration, is designed to bring AI ...

IBM Corp. is bringing the mainframe into the modern age with the latest version of its venerable hardware powered by a new processor that supports generative artificial intelligence and AI agent ...