Big Iron — The Mainframe Story

BIG IRON: The Mainframe Story is the long-awaited chronicle of the most innovative and enduring computer technology the world has yet known.

CA Mainframe Chorus and IBM Systems Magazine co-present the documentary film that chronicles the mainframe's origins and storied history and glimpses its bright future. Each chronological segment features events, photos, video, and factoids from Stonehenge and Alan Turing to System/360 and virtualization to z10 and beyond, including conversations and reflections from experts, historians and the people who made (and make), the innovation happen.

Watch the full story below, or watch individual chapters in the sidebar.

Big Iron — The Mainframe Story
Run Time: 32:34
79 MB FLV
The Beginning/1960s
Run Time: 8:21
14.2 MB FLV
The 1970s
Run Time: 6:38
12.8 MB FLV
The 1980s and 1990s
Run Time: 7:42
13.3 MB FLV
The 2000s
Run Time: 8:06
12 MB FLV
2010 and Beyond
Run Time: 9:29
12.8 MB FLV

Mainframe Management Won’t be the Same. It will be Easier

Discover firsthand how CA Technologies is modernizing the mainframer experience with CA Mainframe Chorus, plus download a great research article by analyst Jon Toigo titled: “Next-Generation Mainframe Computing”