**sjvn** @[email protected] · 2024-02-12T19:32:58Z

LinuxONE 4 Express: How IBM's budget mainframe could be right for you https://zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-office/linuxone-4-express-how-ibms-budget-mainframe-could-be-right-for-you/ by @sjvn

IBM's latest #Linux-powered #mainframe looks like a winner for traditional mainframe and hybrid-cloud users.

**VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 19:51

**VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 19:51

VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE @[email protected]

@sjvn cool beans. 😎 I suspect if I have to ask how much, I certainly can't have one.

**sjvn** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 20:07

**sjvn** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 20:07

sjvn @[email protected]

@Dane Entry price is $135 thousand; as mainframes go, that's cheap.

**VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 21:01

**VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 21:01

VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE @[email protected]

@sjvn 👍🏿 I used to repair mainframe memory cards that were $100 thousand <each> to the customer.

**sjvn** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 22:02

**sjvn** @[email protected] · Feb 12, 2024, 22:02

sjvn @[email protected]

@Dane Oh yeah. A serious mainframe can run over a million... before you add in the storage. And, that was in the 00s!