DuPage County marks mainframe shutdown as senior mainframe programmer Jim Watson retires
DuPage County leaders honored Jim Watson, a senior mainframe programmer retiring after 38 years, and announced the countys 40-year mainframe has been shut down; staff said the physical unit will be removed within weeks as IT shifts to modern systems.
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DuPage County officials honored senior mainframe programmer Jim Watson at the Technology Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, and announced the countys decades-old mainframe has been shut down.
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