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by ASalazarMX 1443 days ago
On the other hand, corporate COBOL archeology is orders of magnitude easier than say, corporate Java or .Net archeology.

Many companies that use COBOL/RPG use IBM i (formerly known as AS/400) computers, and you can get hands-on practice for free in Pub400 (https://pub400.com). The salaries are decent but not great, and the platform only changes a bit with each OS release, so you can build up mastery without burning out.