what "Legacy Systems" means ?

[Soroush]

what "Legacy" or "Legacy Systems" means ?

[Kyle Gabhart]

"Soroush" <SoroushSaghafi@Yahoo.Com> wrote:
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>what "Legacy" or "Legacy Systems" means ?

A "legacy system" is an old system, typically a mainframe. Webster defines
'legacy' as: "Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or
from the past", so a legacy system is one which is built on *outdated* technology.
The system works and has worked for many years, and so developers creating
a new system or enhancing an existing system must learn how to communicate
with the legacy system already in place.

-Kyle Gabhart
DevX Java Pro

[john monroe]

"Kyle Gabhart" <gabhart@usa.com> wrote:
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>"Soroush" <SoroushSaghafi@Yahoo.Com> wrote:
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>>what "Legacy" or "Legacy Systems" means ?
>
>A "legacy system" is an old system, typically a mainframe. Webster defines
>'legacy' as: "Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or
>from the past", so a legacy system is one which is built on *outdated* technology.
> The system works and has worked for many years, and so developers creating
>a new system or enhancing an existing system must learn how to communicate
>with the legacy system already in place.
>What is the most popular way of tying Legacy(COBOL,CICS,IDMS.IMS,etc) to
Java or JavaBeans.
I am an unemployed mainframe programmer who wishes to start learning

a new language and also doesn't have a lot of money to make mistakes
with.
Any and all advice will be appreciated.
I just can't seem to get any information-it's almost like nobody ever
heard of this.
>-Kyle Gabhart
> DevX Java Pro
>