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    Message:  I am not a member of you mailing list;however, as a faculty       
              advisor to students doing research at the IRM College, a topic    
              came up for which any feedback would be appreciated.  The student 
              is generally looking into what will be the nature of the          
              minicomputer for the time window of 1992-2000, what kinds of      
              applications will it spt, etc...Thanks for any help!  Dan Krebill 
                                                                                
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         A trend in the information technology world is a migration to an 
         open systems environment.  What are some of the current and likely 
         events in technology that will effect and affect this migration?  
         In particular, what is happening in the world of "minicomputers" 
         and what is and will be their role in the migration to an open 
         systems environment?
         
         The distinction among micro, mini and mainframe is evolving with 
         technology.  What will "minicomputers" become in the future and 
         how will they be employed?