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		mbellotti on Jan 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Happens When You Mix Java with a 1960 IBM Mai... > A lot of legacy, sure, but I think this article makes it sound even more legacy than it really is. Indeed. The point of the talk was that 1) legacy is often assumed to be bad not for any real technical reasons but just because it is legacy and 2) a lot of what was being presented as legacy wasn't even legacy. Their OS 2200 version was actually newer than the Oracle DB they were using on the "modern" side of the stack.

nickpsecurity on Jan 24, 2017 [–]

You might enjoy this article given the kind of work you do:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/computers/if-it-aint-b...

You've probably seen plenty of crazy stuff in legacy systems but I'm hoping at least one surprises you. Maybe the first one. :)

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