NASA Unplugs Its Last Mainframe

coondoggie writes "It's somewhat hard to imagine that NASA doesn't need the computing power of an IBM mainframe any more, but NASA's CIO posted on her blog today that at the end of the month, the Big Iron will be no more at the space agency. NASA CIO Linda Cureton wrote: 'This month marks the end of an era in NASA computing. Marshall Space Flight Center powered down NASA's last mainframe, the IBM Z9 Mainframe.'"

Obligatory power down sequence

[Anonymous Coward]

Daisy..., daisy... give me our answer, do,
I'm half crazy for the love of you ...
[sounds fades away]

Re:Do companies really use Big Iron anymore?

[Lambeco]

If only there was a "...what?" mod option.

Re:Could have just waited

[gbjbaanb]

It would only power itself down when someone actually unplugged it.

and unplugged the backup generator, and siphoned off the diesel that powered it.

I'd like to think the OP meant "stayed online long enough to develop sentience and then powered itself down after noticing the futility of existence". But I rather think he's a Windows guy :)