Tech Survivors: Still Thriving After 25 Years

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Submission + - Tech Survivors: Still Thriving After 25 Years (infoworld.com)

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snydeq

on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @09:18AM

snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Galen Gruman highlights 18 technologies that remain core to the computing experience for IT, engineers, and developers 25 to 50 years since their inception. From Cobol, to the IBM mainframe, to C, to x86, these high-tech senior citizens not only keep kicking but provide the foundations for many vital systems that keep IT humming."

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