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From: dmb@abvax.UUCP (David Babuder)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: What is a Mainframe?
Message-ID: <777@abvax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 89 17:59:35 GMT
References: <8906271822.AA12529@drizzle.cs.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: dmb@abvax.icd.ab.com.UUCP (David Babuder)
Organization: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc; Industrial Computer Division, Highland Heights, OH
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In article <8906271822.AA12529@drizzle.cs.uoregon.edu> chung@CS.UOREGON.EDU writes:
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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 
> what if a millionaire buys a mainframe

the millionaire is probably incorporated

> what if a corporation just needs a PC to handle their accounting,

then they probably just incorporated for personal fun anyway
> what if you (assume you're a personal user) can afford the mini

they you should learn to share!

As you might guess, I thought the breakdown by affordability is appropriate; we just need to figure out the size of the average budget for users, departments,
companies, corporations, and bureaucracies!


Dave Babuder
Software Quality:Operations and Customer Support Manager
Allen-Bradley Company (ICCG)  A Rockwell International Company
(standard disclaimer applies)