Mainframes Not Old Technology

On a recent business trip to Brazil, I talked with the CEO of Hoplon Infotainment and discovered why he believes that no other computer technology in the world can solve his business problems like a mainframe.

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• Hoplon
• Infotainment
• Brazil
• Mainframe
• Clabby

[eMGeeGFX]

This video doesn't prove anything, just harps on IBM buzz words and fantastic claims, spearheaded by its marketing department. I've seen no actual figures and I wasn't particularly impressed with the demo.

[jclabby1]

@eMGeeGFX

lots of facts and figures on my gomainframe site if you're interested

[Vyggy]

please use the word "cracker" instead of "hacker" when you're talking about people who are trying to find a security hole in something and then using that hole to do stuff that you don't want them to do.

[Cosmotube1960]

Found this when I was researching for a paper on PC vs Mainframe. Nice!

[eMGeeGFX]

By the way, could you tell more about how the graphics is processed or provided, as shown in the video?

[eMGeeGFX]

Is it possible to upload a higher resolution video of this?

[JDonahue79]

Quite frankly, Mainframes are going to be more prevelent these days, especially gaming, as Onlive may be the forfront of the future of gaming. Sure we are going to still have personal consoles, but eventually, consoles could become a console/terminal hybrid, which I do admit they are already becomming one.

Not all gamers are hackers, although, anyone should have a right to hack their OWN machines. I haven't hacked mine.

[salmig99]

@Vyggy No. There is no such thing as a legitimate hacker in the mainframe world. Hence no need for the word cracker..! Your remark is as relevant as if you told me that talking about my flat is not the correct wording and that I should say apartment.. because a flat is a punctured tyre.. And yes, it spells with a 'Y', not with an 'I'.. at least where I come from...

[deltaray3]

Um, you kinda fail to mention that BIlly Clabby might be your son or something since your username is jclabby1. I mean how obvious can you get.

[mike4ty4]

@Vyggy Or even just finding a security hole in a system you're not authorized to find a hole in.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Mainframe have always been more powerful, Personal computers are just smaller less power version of main frame computers, and that's how it's always been.

[eMGeeGFX]

@jclabby1, okay, I will. I had no idea you had a site.

As for graphics, isn't that a bit against the whole idea of what a mainframe is supposed to be (or used to be)? A mainframe, in the classical definition, used to be all about providing gigantic I/O capability and availability (yes, security also; more or less tied together, as both determine the reliability and integrity), often at the expense of raw processing performance. Or not?