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    mainframe

    US /ˈmeɪnfreɪm/

    ・

    UK /ˈmeɪnfreɪm/

    B1TOEIC
    n.NounLarge computer with considerable power
    Is the problem with the software or the mainframe?

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    Unveiling of the first Macintosh Captioned

    04:49Unveiling of the first Macintosh Captioned
    • Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I'd like to share with you a matching I saw as the first time I made an IBM mainframe: never trust a computer you can't read.

      Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I'd like to share with you a matching I saw as the first time I made an IBM mainframe: never trust a computer you can't read.

    • the first time I met an IBM mainframe - Never trust a computer you can't lift.

      the first time I met an IBM mainframe - Never trust a computer you can't lift.

    A2

    [subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]

    50:08[subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]
    • in a mainframe. Now we have three times as much power at the fringe than we have in the

      in a mainframe. Now we have three times as much power at the fringe than we have in the

    • It was in a mainframe.

      It was in a mainframe.

    A2

    The History of IBM: the Personal Computer to Watson

    04:37The History of IBM: the Personal Computer to Watson
    • This family of computers was the first modern mainframe computer system.

      This family of computers was the first modern mainframe computer system.

    • This family of computers was the first modern mainframe computer system.

      This family of computers was the first modern mainframe computer system.

    B1

    Watch Dogs - Preview and Exclusive Gameplay

    07:14Watch Dogs - Preview and Exclusive Gameplay
    • you haven't taken control of the mainframe, the CToS.

      you haven't taken control of the mainframe, the CToS.

    • Although it's worth noting, your Profiler is defunct in areas where you haven't taken control of the mainframe, the CTOS.

      Although it's worth noting, your Profiler is defunct in areas where you haven't taken control of the mainframe, the CTOS.

    B1

    Sell Your Ideas the Steve Jobs Way

    47:32Sell Your Ideas the Steve Jobs Way
    • IBM was a mainframe computer at the time, mainframe computer maker, just getting into personal computers for the first time.

      IBM was a mainframe computer at the time, mainframe computer maker, just getting into personal computers for the first time.

    • IBM was a mainframe computer, at the time.

      IBM was a mainframe computer, at the time.

    A2

    STEVE JOBS Reexamined

    07:34STEVE JOBS Reexamined
    • Before Apple came along, the computer was just this big kind of monolithic mainframe inhuman kind of machine, and

      Before Apple came along, the computer was just this big kind of monolithic mainframe inhuman kind of machine, and

    • STEVEN JOHNSON: Before Apple came along the computer was just this big monolithic mainframe

      STEVEN JOHNSON: Before Apple came along the computer was just this big monolithic mainframe

    B1

    History of the Internet !

    08:10History of the Internet !
    • Therefore, small computers were put in front of the mainframe.

      Therefore, small computers were put in front of the mainframe.

    • This computer, the interface message processor, took over control of the network activities, while the mainframe was only in charge of the initialization of programs and data files.

      This computer, the interface message processor, took over control of the network activities, while the mainframe was only in charge of the initialization of programs and data files.

    B1

    The Tech Revolution That Changed How We Live and Why The Biggest Change is Yet to Come

    11:37The Tech Revolution That Changed How We Live and Why The Biggest Change is Yet to Come
    • And client server had become the alternative to the mainframe because you could do a lot of the applications in the client server environment that you didn't have to run this big centralized computing environment.

      And client server had become the alternative to the mainframe because you could do a lot of the applications in the client server environment that you didn't have to run this big centralized computing environment.

    • and client-server had become the alternative to the mainframe because you could do a lot of the applications in the client-server environment that you didn't have to run this big centralized computing environment.

      and client-server had become the alternative to the mainframe because you could do a lot of the applications in the client-server environment that you didn't have to run this big centralized computing environment.

    B1

    Top 10 Facts About Apple Computers You Never Knew

    15:57Top 10 Facts About Apple Computers You Never Knew
    • they were big mainframe computers, so this was a chance to, uh, to have my own.

      they were big mainframe computers, so this was a chance to, uh, to have my own.

    • I had worked with computers for some time, but they were big f mainframe computers.

      I had worked with computers for some time, but they were big f mainframe computers.

    B1

    How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Business Models | Jack Hidary on CNBC

    06:52How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Business Models | Jack Hidary on CNBC
    • You know, where they're able to translate that into Java and more modern languages for coding and if anything it's only helped their mainframe computer business, otherwise they wouldn't have done it.

      You know, where they're able to translate that into Java and more modern languages for coding and if anything it's only helped their mainframe computer business, otherwise they wouldn't have done it.

    • And if anything, it's only helped their mainframe computer business.

      And if anything, it's only helped their mainframe computer business.

    B1