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From: lynch@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Tim Lynch)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: What is a Mainframe?
Summary: who can afford a mainframe?
Keywords: micro mini main
Message-ID: <8266@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 27 Jun 89 12:11:35 GMT
References: <125@ssp1.idca.tds.philips.nl> <20752@winchester.mips.COM> <4400@ficc.uu.net> <187@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU>
Reply-To: lynch@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Tim Lynch)
Distribution: comp.arch
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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How about:

If a single user can afford it, it's a micro.

If a department can afford it, it's a mini.

If a corporation can afford it, it's a mainframe.