Lest we forget, he was voted on as the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, even ahead of Babe Ruth! It all began in 1959, two years after Ty had returned to his native state of Georgia to live out his days as a Read more…
Estimated PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $125,000 The 1914 issue features print on the back that is right side up while the 1915 issue features printing that is upside down. With 144 cards in the set in total, Cobb is one of the keys alongside legends like Christy Mathewson, Shoeless Joe Read more…
Less is known about Cobb’s military service during World War I, although some might say that in its own way his military career was just as unique. In October 1918, Cobb enlisted in the Chemical Corps branch of the Army and was assigned to the Allied Expeditionary Forces headquarters in Read more…
COBOL is the foundation of 43 percent of all banking systems. Systems powered by COBOL handle $3 trillion of daily commerce. COBOL handles 95 percent of all ATM card-swipes. COBOL makes 80 percent of all in-person credit card transactions possible. Is COBOL still used in banking? There are 220 billion Read more…
In math, C can be faster. times faster. C is generally harder to code a good business application than COBOL. Is C the fastest programming language? The answer is that there is absolutely nothing special about C. That is exactly why it is the fastest language. High-level languages like JavaScript Read more…
No, Ty didn’t like the way Ruth changed the game. Indeed, it wasn’t long before many batters were imitating The Bambino’s approach at the plate. Two years after Ruth clubbed 54, Rogers Hornsby hit 42. In short order, nearly every team had a slugger who was putting up 20 homers Read more…
Dynamic Advance Multiplier. Knowing which parameters to monitor with the Accessport can help determine if that’s the case. Generally, Dynamic Advance Multiplier (DAM), Feedback Knock Correction, and Fine Knock Learning are relevant when monitoring knock. DAM represents a global adjustment to ignition timing. What does low dam mean? According to Read more…
COBOL, which is short for Common Business Oriented Language, is the venerable, tried-and-true application programming language of the mainframe world. Born in 1959, it is one of the oldest programming languages still used today. Is COBOL a mainframe? The Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) is considered a legacy mainframe language. It Read more…
COBOL/400 is the standard COBOL adopted by IBM for the AS400 system. It differentiates in the sense that the file handling for reports and sub files, indicator usage and any other feature specific to AS400 have been incorporated in it. What is COBOL in AS400? COBOL is a high-level language. Read more…
Capital One and Java Capital One management was driving change in the card world and presumably felt they needed a modern technology underpinning to do it fully. So they authorized a massive project to re-write their entire existing card software from COBOL to Java. What programming language does capital one Read more…