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Subject: Re: What is a Mainframe?
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Date: 30 Jun 89 21:13:37 GMT
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In-reply-to: ram@shukra.Sun.COM's message of 27 Jun 89 15:59:07 GMT

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>If a single user can afford it, it's a micro.
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>If a department can afford it, it's a mini.
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>If a corporation can afford it, it's a mainframe.

and if Lucasfilms or the US Gummint can afford it, it's a Cray!

-Joe.