Year3270 Article

The 3270 Terminal and the Coming End of DB2: A 40-Year Retrospective

A historical look at the IBM 3270 terminal, the DB2 golden age, and the forces finally pulling the mainframe relational stack toward PostgreSQL. Measured industry commentary on database modernization.

This Year3270 article sits in the enterprise AI implementation lane: workflow design, review gates, modernization pressure, source authority, and the evidence serious operators need before AI touches consequential work.