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Article #21685Re: What is a ...-computer
From: Robert J Woodhead
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1989 02:57
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1989 02:57
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In article <512@prles2.UUCP> winter@doomb.prl.philips.nl () writes: >How can you define a: > - Minicomputer > - Supermini computer >I'm especially interested in how to distinguish them from each other. It seems to me that the only adequate way to distinguish between the various classes of computers is by weight; to wit: * If one person can lift it, it's a microcomputer. * If two to four people can lift it, it's a mini. * If a forklift is required, it's a mainframe. A superminicomputer is an anorexic mainframe. -- Robert J Woodhead, Biar Games, Inc. !uunet!biar!trebor | trebor@biar.UUCP ``The worst thing about being a vampire is that you can't go to matinees and save money anymore.''
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!cornell!biar!trebor From: trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: What is a ...-computer Keywords: supermini mini mainframe Message-ID: <621@biar.UUCP> Date: 10 Jun 89 02:57:28 GMT References: <512@prles2.UUCP> Reply-To: trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) Organization: Biar Games, Inc. Lines: 19