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COBOLNexus: a browser window into a real mainframe

mframelabs.com ↗ · Developer Corner · score 74.0
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MFrame Labs presents a browser-based environment for writing, compiling, and running COBOL and JCL against a real MVS 3.8j mainframe.

Why it surfaced

This is an unusually specific attempt to make legacy computing tangible: the platform includes VSAM, CICS, and an integrated 3270 terminal rather than merely simulating a modern coding exercise. The rest of the catalog is still marked “Por definir,” giving the homepage the feel of a small mainframe laboratory taking shape.

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