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|    Mike Powell to JANIS KRACHT    |
|    A Call For COBOL Programm    |
|    09 Apr 20 16:37:00    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 5799.gazette@1:2320/105 22f4d590       REPLY: 1:261/38.0 1df276b6       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Mar 14 2020 GCC 7.4.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Linux r3.152 Mar 14 2020 GCC 7.4.0       CHRS: ASCII 1       > >> ...43% of banking systems are built on COBOL and 95% percent of ATM       > >> swipes rely on COBOL code.              > > I remember reading somewhere that most ATMs ran on OS/2 and even Linux and       > > then switched to a Windows variant.              > I remember reading that as well, but I also know from one of my uncles that a       > larger number of them ran COBOL.. at least that was "then".. I don't know       abou       > now.              I heard that about ATMs, but I am pretty certain that the back end systems       are mainframe systems, probably running COBOL code.              Mike                      * SLMR 2.1a * A restless eye across a weary room...       --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 10/0 1 14/5 15/0 16/101 19/36 34/999 90/1 102/401 103/705       SEEN-BY: 103/9999 106/201 116/18 120/302 331 123/140 128/2 153/757       SEEN-BY: 153/7715 154/10 203/0 214/22 218/0 1 215 401 410 700 802       SEEN-BY: 218/820 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/101 200 426 1014 230/150       SEEN-BY: 230/152 240/1120 5832 249/206 307 317 400 250/1 261/38 100       SEEN-BY: 261/1466 266/512 267/155 275/100 280/464 5003 5555 282/1031       SEEN-BY: 282/1056 288/100 291/100 111 292/854 310/31 317/3 320/119       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 340/400 342/13 200 396/45 423/120 633/280       SEEN-BY: 640/1321 712/848 770/1 801/161 189 2320/0 105 195 304 2452/250       SEEN-BY: 3634/12 5020/1042       PATH: 2320/105 261/38 218/700 103/705 280/464 229/426           |
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