Terminal Talk

In this podcast, we'll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world's most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.

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Deepak Kohli - IMS

2019-08-26

In this episode, recorded at SHARE in Pittsburgh, Deepak gets right to what people want to know about IMS, including its two main components, and how it differs from the "other" databases and transaction managers out there. A good education for everyone.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 18.92 MB - Duration: 28:48m (91 kbps 48000 Hz)

Derek Britton - Micro Focus - Happy Birthday COBOL

2019-08-13

Derek finally got his invite onto Terminal Talk, and he's here to sing the praises of COBOL, a language designed to support commercial growth that is doing just that in 2019. There's no cake, but this is cause for celebration. Happy COBOL60 everybody.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 20.89 MB - Duration: 34:13m (85 kbps 48000 Hz)

Elizabeth Joseph - Hyper Protect

2019-07-29

With a background in Linux, open-source software, OpenStack, and a host of other goodness, Elizabeth Joseph is a welcome addition to the Z community. In this episode, we learn about Hyper Protect and her first impressions of The Mainframe Life
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 22.42 MB - Duration: 32:09m (97 kbps 48000 Hz)

Mark Nelson - Mainframe and The Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission

2019-07-15

With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing fast approaching, we wanted to get some perspective into the special role that IBM and the mainframe played in the mission. Mr. Mark Nelson was all-too happy to help out.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 30.95 MB - Duration: 38:57m (111 kbps 44100 Hz)

Charles Webb - Processor Design

2019-06-28

At the heart of mainframe architecture is how the Instruction Set gets implemented on the processor. In our first talk with an active IBM Fellow, Charles Webb shares some insight into the planning, procedures, and and particularities of processors.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 34.67 MB - Duration: 41:48m (116 kbps 48000 Hz)

Gary Puchkoff - z/OS Container Extensions

2019-06-17

Everybody knows that Linux runs on Z, but starting in 2.4, you've got a new way of getting Linux functionality, in the form of Linux containers. Gary Puchkoff is the man to explain it all, and he's here with us this week. Also, Frank catches shrapnel.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 27.42 MB - Duration: 30:39m (124 kbps 48000 Hz)

Jeanne Glass - VirtualZ Computing

2019-06-03

Interview with Jeanne Glass, CEO of VirtualZ Computing
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 29.84 MB - Duration: 33:28m (124 kbps 48000 Hz)

Joe Bostian - Open Source on Z

2019-05-20

Open Source has a long history on Z, and an equally exciting future. On this talk with Joe Bostian, we talk about what's changing, what's carrying forward, and what we can keep our fingers crossed for.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 29.73 MB - Duration: 35:12m (118 kbps 44100 Hz)

Dan Acevedo and John Helmbold - USS

2019-05-06

Being able to use UNIX-style utilities in z/OS is not just handy, it was something that simple had to be done. In this episode, Dan Acevedo and John Melmbold talk about some of the finer points of Unix System Services.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24.16 MB - Duration: 28:28m (118 kbps 44100 Hz)

Episode 75 - Louis Guadagno - Mainframe History in Poughkeepsie - 4.22.2019

2019-04-22

The mainframe wouldn't be where it is today without a series of bold moves and bright thinkers half a century ago. In this historic look back, , Louis Guadagno sheds some light on how the platform got off the ground back in the day.
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 34.7 MB - Duration: 48:27m (100 kbps 44100 Hz)

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