US House Decommissions Its Last Mainframe

coondoggie writes "The US House of Representatives has taken its last mainframe offline, signaling the end of an era in Washington, DC computing. The last mainframe supposedly enjoyed 'quasi-celebrity status' within the House data center, having spent 12 years keeping the House's inventory control records and financial management data, among other tasks. But it was time for a change, with the House spending $30,000 a year to power the mainframe and another $700,000 each year for maintenance and support."

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Re:Ah, my bad

[LVSlushdat]

Alas.. that's the sad part.. young people (less than say 35 or so) often have no clue how the US government (Congress/Executive/Judicial branches) actually work.. I blame it on the lack of any real civics curriculum in today's skrools.. In the 50s-60s, when I was in school, the way the government worked was covered in pretty good detail for most years of jr/sr highschool... Hell, even in the 70s they had that cartoon series, schoolhouse rock, that did a pretty good job of teaching how the government operates.. Now, not so much, just liberal indoctrination... We're turning out a next-generation of know-nothings, but who will be good little consumers...