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title: "Mainframe Vs Unix Top Differences"
description: "Mainframe and UNIX operating system differences to read today."
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date: 2015-11-11
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# Mainframe Vs Unix Top Differences

The below are the basic differences between Unix and Mainframe:

Related[Mainframe Vs Unix Top Differences](https://srinimf.com/2015/11/11/unix-and-mainframe-basic-differences/)

## Mainframe

- IPL the system. The term also called [initial program load](https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/initial-program-load-IPL). The initial startup takes place in an IPL mode
- Data will store in Datasets
- You need ISPF editor to work with datasets
- Login process possible only with TSO logon for Zo/S
- Mainframe is not an operating system

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## [UNIX Operating System](https://srinimf.com/2021/10/11/3-file-descriptors-in-unix-operating-system-what-they-mean/)

1. [Boot the system](https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/boot-loader-boot-manager). During initial start, you need to Boot the system
2. You will store data in Files
3. Top Editors (vi, ed, sed, and emacs) you need to work with files
4. Login process possible with Telnet or Rlogin in UNIX operating system
5. UNIX is an operating system

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