Ah, Bloomington-Normal. I did some months more than a decade ago, and I still remember it fondly. The work I did at State Farm didn't please me so much, but as a place to live, Bloomington suited me right to the ground: Just the right size, in wide flat country where I can see the sky for miles. Three miles in any direction you're back in cornfields; big enough to supply all the amenities I wanted, not so big that I couldn't hear robins in the morning.
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Sure, I make my password my pet's name. My macaw's name is W47qY!3k, but I change it every 90 days. */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 15:39 State Farm and Country Companies in Bloomington Normal IL are on Route 66 (4 lane bypass Veterans Parkway). Illinois State University has their computer center a few blocks off the downtown route. Horace Mann does and Franklin Life used to in Springfield IL on old Route 66 (5th&6th / 9th). Central Management Services, Secretary of State, formerly State Police for State of Illinois a couple of blocks off the 2nd street route. And that would cover the segment between Joliet and Edwardsville in Illinois. And not certain there weren't other mainframes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
