µP<p>Will the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VacuumTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VacuumTube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MainFrame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainFrame</span></a> Computer Bendix G-15 from 1956 run <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doom</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0CkQk7id0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=no0CkQk7id0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assembly</span></a></p>
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Jes Brinch<p>Dreams & Ambitions. Acrylic on canvas. 80 X 100 cm. Jes Brinch 2025.</p><p>Feel free to write me if you’re interested in buying the painting or visiting the studio to see it in real life.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contempoarayart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contempoarayart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dreams</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambitions</span></a></p>
Global Threads<p>💰 US | IBM<br>🔴 IBM to Invest $150B in U.S. Tech & Quantum</p><p> 🔸 $30B earmarked for mainframe & quantum computer manufacturing.<br> 🔸 IBM to keep world’s largest quantum fleet built in the U.S.<br> 🔸 Move aligns with Trump’s tariff plan; chips and devices remain exempt.<br> 🔸 IBM Q1 revenue hits $14.54B; z17 AI mainframe now launched.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuantumComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacturing</span></a></p>
st1nger :unverified: 🏴☠️ :linux: :freebsd:<p>A Tour Inside the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/z17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>z17</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.ibm.com/community/us</span><span class="invisible">er/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>A Tour Inside the IBM Z17</p><p><a href="https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17?communityKey=e7b7d299-8509-4572-8cf1-c1112684644f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.ibm.com/community/us</span><span class="invisible">er/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17?communityKey=e7b7d299-8509-4572-8cf1-c1112684644f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Z17</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a></p>
Elizabeth K. Joseph<p>I dug into the technical Redbooks and scoured our image library to bring you lots of goodies around the new IBM z17 announced this month!</p><p><a href="https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.ibm.com/community/us</span><span class="invisible">er/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/elizabeth-k-joseph1/2025/04/23/a-tour-inside-the-ibm-z17</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/IBMZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMZ</span></a> </p><p>And as always, if there's a card or close-up you wish to see, don't hesitate to ask, I'll see what I can find.</p>
Michael Fauscette<p>AI at the core: IBM z17 reimagines the mainframe for modern enterprise<br><a href="https://zurl.co/xEPfY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zurl.co/xEPfY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a></p>
iX Magazin<p>IBMs z17: Neue Mainframegeneration auch für KI-Workloads</p><p>Mainframes gelten allgemein als nicht besonders KI-fähig. Mit dem neuen z17 will IBM den Gegenbeweis antreten.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/IBMs-z17-Neue-Mainframegeneration-auch-fuer-KI-Workloads-10348946.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/IBMs-z17-Neue-Ma</span><span class="invisible">inframegeneration-auch-fuer-KI-Workloads-10348946.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/K%C3%BCnstlicheIntelligenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KünstlicheIntelligenz</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Rechenzentrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rechenzentrum</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Elizabeth K. Joseph<p>One of my favorite things about <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> hardware development is that it undergoes <a href="https://floss.social/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthquake</span></a> tests.</p><p>It's been a while since we've seen new footage, but now we have a new video! </p><p>The IBM z17 that announced today undergoing tests under the condition of an 8.3 magnitude earthquake!</p><p><a href="https://mediacenter.ibm.com/media/1_w4yx8brc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediacenter.ibm.com/media/1_w4</span><span class="invisible">yx8brc</span></a></p>
Elizabeth K. Joseph<p>I had to dig up a specification for the new IBM z17 and voila, the Redbooks are live today too! They're basically my go-to for all this knowledge: <a href="https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/feature/z17" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">redbooks.ibm.com/feature/z17</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And I have my image-heavy blog post about some of my favorite hardware bits of this new <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> drafted up, which I hope to publish in a couple weeks.</p>
Elizabeth K. Joseph<p>A thread in a lot of the <a href="https://floss.social/tags/IBMZDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMZDay</span></a> Launch sessions is skills, which is nothing new for the <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> space 😉 </p><p>But something that is new is clients speaking up about how helpful some of the AI-driven tooling has been in helping get newcomers up to speed. From making documentation easier to find and search, to gaining a firm understanding of data & code architecture. Cool.</p><p>But we are still working on traditional training and skills too with the Mainframe Skills Depo! <a href="https://www.ibm.com/z/resources/mainframe-skills" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ibm.com/z/resources/mainframe-</span><span class="invisible">skills</span></a></p>
Elizabeth K. Joseph<p>Happy IBM z17 launch day 🎉 <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a></p><p>Taking in IBM Z Day Special Edition from the SVL IBM office in the cow part of San Jose where I can celebrate with my colleagues later 🥳 I'm told there will be cake.</p>
Xavier «X» Santolaria :verified_paw: :donor:<blockquote><p>Mainframes might seem like old hat, but they’re used by 71% of Fortune 500 companies today</p></blockquote><p>🥳 </p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/ibm-releases-a-new-mainframe-built-for-the-age-of-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/ibm-</span><span class="invisible">releases-a-new-mainframe-built-for-the-age-of-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
Paul Will Gamble :mastodon: 🇨🇦<p>Preach <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainframe</span></a> fam!</p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@krypt3ia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>krypt3ia</span></a></span><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@krypt3ia/114287560753060041" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@krypt3ia/114</span><span class="invisible">287560753060041</span></a></p>
Now you can print your own Mainframe z16 case perfectly fitted for a Raspberry Pi 5! 
The print consists of two parts:
Mainframe z16 Modular Case (Free) Raspberry Pi 5 Extension for the Mainframe z16 Modular Case (Paid)
Raspberry Pi 5 Extension for the Mainframe z16 Modular Case
Supports RPi 5 with Active Cooler Compatible with RPi 5 SSD kit Supports Waveshare Full HDMI Adapter Setup (SKU: 27009)
Get it here: https://www.printables.com/model/1186453-raspberry-pi-5-extension-for-the-mainframe-z16-mod
Use an MVS system by emulating a #Mainframe on #raspberrypi computer board. Full tutorial with the simplest exercise: creating your first data set! #linux https://peppe8o.com/emulating-mvs-mainframe-on-raspberry-pi/
The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe"
#computers #retrocomputing #mainframe #hardware
https://www.righto.com/2025/02/origin-of-mainframe-term.html
www.righto.comThe 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...
Last year I gave a keynote at Vanguard VSC about the last 10 years of mainframe hacking, check it out:
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