mainframe-on-a-desktop

Mainframe on a Desktop

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How to run a nano-sized IBM zLinux mainframe on a desktop or laptop Personal Computer. Ideal for introducing schoolchildren to mainframe technology and many other uses for which a real mainframe is impractically expensive and unnecessarily powerful. Includes disk image for boot.

Features

Mainframe
zLinux
RHEL10

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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Advanced End Users, Developers, Education, End Users/Desktop, Other Audience

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