The Computer That Ran the World's Money
from The Hitchhiker’s guide to how stuff works Hosted by Shoubhik Bose
Inspired by Douglas Adams and grounded in 50 years of computing history, this podcast explores HPE NonStop (formerly Tandem) - the system built on the assumption that everything will break. From process pairs and fail-fast architecture to real-time card swipes powering global payment switches, discover how a "hive" of modest servers quietly ran the world's money for half a century.
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