US Congress, or one party thereof?

Size matters.

Besides, Apple and Google conspi….rrr…collaborate on other projects and standards; can’t have an app queering that.

Apple has a competing Map app, just sayin’.

Can confirm, got a pop up saying same just now.

Gear on the cheap?

If you’re patient and can self-support, your local non-profits and their online stores may be useful.

It’s rare to see big gear NIB, but it does happen; have seen rack mount Cyberpower, 10 outlet, hi-watt units, IOB going for around $200+ in the last 6 months. Picked up a previous generation, 5 disk NAS for a tenth of its retail price, used.

You’re north of my border so my sites won’t work for you, but seriously, look into any Goodwill/Salvation Army type organizations, and don’t neglect local, they can be rewarding too.

GL&HF!

Would also like to know more, started there after fleeing u/spez’s meltdown.

edit:fucking predictive spelling

TL;DR?

Approachable, detailed article touching on just about every major aspect of the mainframe; history, hardware, functions, relevance and resilience.

Will be sharing with my more technically inclined friends.

Funny, innit, how they invoke residuals as a reason to support their effort, while denying it to the talent via streaming clauses, creative accounting, outright bad contracts, or a combination of all? /smh