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by markus_zhang 2480 days ago
Wondering whether it's possible to rent mainframe time...there is a guy on youtube who once gave old mainframr accounts for free.
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wilsonnb3 2480 days ago
I believe IBM offers this.

https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/managed-cloud-environm...

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DrScump 2480 days ago
Service Bureaus, which would do mainframe job processing for smaller companies that couldn't afford their own computer, used to be a thing.
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