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DuPage County marks mainframe shutdown as senior mainframe programmer Jim Watson retires
DuPage County Technology Committee · December 2, 2025
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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.
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.
Chairwoman (unnamed) thanked Watson for his work on the mainframe shutdown and for 38 years of service, saying, "He…
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