Chapter 1. The new mainframe 5
Trojan horses, and the like. By performing stably, quietly, and with negligible
downtime, mainframes set the standard by which all other computers should be
judged. But at the same time, this lack of attention tends to allow them to fade
into the background.
So, how can we explore the mainframe’s capabilities in the real world? How can
we learn to interact with a mainframe, learn its capabilities, and understand its
importance to the business world? Major corporations are eager to hire new
mainframe professionals, but there’s a catch: some previous experience would
help.
You would not know this from monitoring the general trends that computer
professionals publicize, but mainframe computers play a central role ...