Talk:IBM mainframe

'Unicode figure space' comes out like 'unknown glyph' square

...even though I use Unicode (UTF-8) character encoding in my web browser! How come? If this can't be sorted out, I propose we return to the use of 'ordinary' spaces ( s). --Wernher 02:07, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Which 1st, 2nd generation machines are mainframes and ...?

Can't tell from this article. Should the "Smaller machines" listed be included in the IBM midrange computer article? Is a "smaller" 360 (article does mention such), the 360/20 for example, a mainframe? Should the two articles, mainframe and midrange, account for all machines other than personal computers? tooold 07:05, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, get correct edit summary. tooold 07:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Early history

This article fails to describe the Manchester contribution —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.78.145.81 (talk) 23:29, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fix the lead

Typical Wikiconfusion. How does the 709 trace its ancestry to the 360 series, being as it came out decades before it? Having a dogpile of editors doesn't lead to maximizing goodness of text. --Wtshymanski (talk) 13:15, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hardware support for OS

"The System/360 was also the first computer in wide use to include dedicated hardware provisions for the use of operating systems." This doesn't sound right to me, even for some values of "in wide use." Comments?Peter Flass (talk) 13:12, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]