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# Running a Mainframe Emulator on a Raspberry Pi Zero

Jay Brown

Business Development September 10, 2021 1 min read

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## Lunch and Learn Event

**September 23, 2021**

**11:30 am - 1:00 pm**

**Online Only**

Mainframes. Lumbering, room-sized systems, relegated forever to the past? Not exactly. You might be surprised to learn that not only are mainframes still widely used, they continue to evolve. Even more surprising, you can emulate a mainframe on a very resource-constrained host system. Join us to learn about terms and concepts, setting up an emulated mainframe, terminal access, navigating the system, and working with JCL and COBOL.

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