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		abstractbill on Aug 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PicPlum (YC S11): Beautiful Prints, Automatically ... Did mainframes die when PCs [arrived?]? Of course not. But by the time the trend was obvious, I don't believe anyone was launching mainframe startups anymore either.

todayiamme on Aug 12, 2011 [–]

Sorry, I'm tired.

>>> I don't believe anyone was launching mainframe startups anymore either. <<<

But they do still launch mainframe startups! In fact it's all the rage today, and everyone is doing it these days.

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