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Public Discussions => Off Topic discussions => Topic started by: Mathias on April 07, 2020, 01:28:35 pm
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Source: [https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-jersey-cobol-coders-mainframes-coronavirus (https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-jersey-cobol-coders-mainframes-coronavirus)]
The state of New Jersey is looking for YOU, if you are a COBOL programmer. Due to the enormous rise in unemployment numbers (1.600%) they need to make changes to COBOL code powering their " 40-Year-Old Mainframes".
I knew the years in COBOL education would pay off one day! - Oh wait.. it's for volunteers only.. mhmm... ; )
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Hi
Rumor has it that a lot of COBOL programmers were cryogenically frozen to solve the Y10K future problem. ;D ;D
Regards
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Hi
COBOL was the 3rd language that I learnt but have not used it since... err... 1991-ish. I probably would not be much use to New Jersey especially as I used to work on ICL mainframes running VME, never used an IBM mainframe in my life :-)
And, of course, travel restrictions would probably prevent me leaving the UK even if I was interested.
Regards
Pete
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Pete, you never know, you just might be able to dial into that mainframe in New Jersey to help them out. Time to dust off the old 300 baud Hayes!
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Hi,
seems a new chance to use "Visual Age COBOL" on OS/2.
MfG
wilfried