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IM3270 – 127.0.0.1:3270 – 3279-3 (32×80) – Every row earned.
IM3270 zPunch Generator
50 jokes in the database
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F7 · PREV JOKE F8 / ENTER · NEXT JOKE F3 · EXIT
IM3270 Joke Emulator API
// zpunch-api — jokes over HTTP
The IM3270 Joke Emulator API serves mainframe humour as JSON — like Murphy’s Law API but with EBCDIC trauma and PF key rage. Connect your app, your terminal wallpaper, or your ISPF panel.
GET
JSON
MySQL – live
CORS enabled
GET https://infomanta.com/zpunch-api.php?random
GET https://infomanta.com/zpunch-api.php?random&count=4
GET https://infomanta.com/zpunch-api.php?id=1
GET https://infomanta.com/zpunch-api.php?category=cobol
GET https://infomanta.com/zpunch-api.php?stats
{
"total": 50,
"jokes": [{
"id": 4,
"hostname": "SERVERROOM.WALLACE:3270",
"source": "PULP FICTION (1994)",
"category": "tv-parody",
"lines": [{ "t": "bright", "s": "FABIENNE: \"Whose rows are these?\"" }, ...]
}]
}
"total": 50,
"jokes": [{
"id": 4,
"hostname": "SERVERROOM.WALLACE:3270",
"source": "PULP FICTION (1994)",
"category": "tv-parody",
"lines": [{ "t": "bright", "s": "FABIENNE: \"Whose rows are these?\"" }, ...]
}]
}
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tv-parody cobol jcl abend ispf general
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