Run a "Mainframe" on a PC

Install and run the MVS Turnkey 5 System.

This is a way to learn how to write COBOL programs for an IBM Mainframe system.

This will be more of a “cheatsheet” than an explict guide. It is written for someone with some GNU/Linux command line experience. You may have to do some additional research to execute this correctly.


Install the MVS Turnkey 5 System

Welcome back to 1968!

Setup a x3270 Terminal emulator

Connect to the MVS-TK5 system.