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Article #21715Re: What is a ...-computer
From: R. Vuurboom
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1989 17:18
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1989 17:18
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In article <621@biar.UUCP> trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) writes: > >It seems to me that the only adequate way to distinguish between the >various classes of computers is by weight; to wit: > ...or size. After all, etymologically speaking ;-), a mainframe used to be a main frame and a minicomputer used to be a mini-computer. -- Roelof Vuurboom SSP/V3 Philips TDS Apeldoorn, The Netherlands +31 55 432226 domain: roelof@idca.tds.philips.nl uucp: ...!mcvax!philapd!roelof
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!philapd!ssp1!roelof From: roelof@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (R. Vuurboom) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: What is a ...-computer Keywords: etymology Message-ID: <134@ssp1.idca.tds.philips.nl> Date: 12 Jun 89 17:18:27 GMT References: <512@prles2.UUCP> <621@biar.UUCP> Organization: Philips Telecommunication and Data Systems, The Netherlands Lines: 11