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jasonhansel
on May 23, 2019
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Buying an IBM Mainframe
IBM makes it illegal for customers to build emulators for most mainframe products, to protect their business.
monocasa
on May 23, 2019
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Everyone in that scene knows that it's not enforceable. Gene Amdahl literally started his own company making plug and software compatible mainframes, and IBM got hit with antitrust rulings trying to shut him down with lawyers.
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