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From: chung@CS.UOREGON.EDU
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Subject: Re: What is a Mainframe?
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Date: 27 Jun 89 18:22:43 GMT
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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.


Sounds good, but 

	o if a millionaire buys a mainframe just for personal
          use, then the mainframe is just a PC (micro).

	o if a corporation just needs a PC to handle their accounting,
	  then the PC is now a mainframe.

	o if you (assume you're a personal user) can afford the mini
	  just for fun, then you can imagine what that would be.


Based on what you said, I can give some illogical examples.  <:-))

Wing-kuen Chung.

  The Wing Master of CIS at UO.





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