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If this is shocking wait until you find out that a lot of banks still use IBM IMS. That's IBM's first database that they built for the government to track rocke
by assface 5y ago
If this is shocking wait until you find out that a lot of banks still use IBM IMS. That's IBM's first database that they built for the government to track rocket parts for the Apollo moon mission.
- nszceta 5y agoWhat banks run IBM IMS?
- doggodaddo78 5y agoLots. And not just retail banks.
- dijit 5y agoIn 2005, nearly all of them. most ATMs used to be backed by a mainframe. I saw some newer ATMs using Windows Embedded so I guess they changed at some point.
- eru 5y agoIn Europe ATMs that I saw used to run Windows NT.
- ehnto 5y agoTangential, but I watched a video about maintenance on the Russian high speed train, Сапсан (sapsan), and when they started the train for a test the unmistakable sound of Windows XP starting was heard. It could have been for any number of systems on the train, but I found it funny. Admittedly it was US documentary, and they really butchered the translation for dramatic effect, so I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't fabricated also.
- doggodaddo78 5y agoIIRC at least one bank recompiles the database before running batch transactions.
- nabla9 5y agoNot shocking at all. IMS has been continuously developed and evolved to do one job well.