IBM Mainframe Forum

Can anybody please tell me for where I can get personal mainframe id which has the acces to CICS also and what will be the cost?

You might try IBM. I've heard they have started a System z Remote Development Program for developers without access to their own mainframe. The starting cost is US $350 per month with a one-month minimum.

Hello,

I realize this is an old topic, but we have had several requests like this. The following link was sent to me and might be of interest for someone looking to try out the mainframe. . .
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downl ... index.html
Other than the following quote (which is on the linked page), i don't know anything about the "sandbox" - if it is like other similar offerings, it has a time limit.

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