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From: cazier@mbunix.mitre.org (Cazier)
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Subject: Workstation def
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I would like to get a feel for what netters consider a "workstation."
Since the DOS and Mac's have increased in power with the development of the
'386 and 030's, it would appear that the PC vs. workstation lines are
a bit blurred.

Would a good definition of a workstation include or exclude the PC and
Mac's? Can a workstation be a server or multiuser system and still be
considered a workstation?

Would the following definition adequately fit "workstation"?

A configuration of a high performance, microcomputer-based hardware and 
software functional unit providing an integrated desktop service to one or
more users at a time.

Does "workstation" include the IBM 3270 terminals? Are workstations only
single-user systems, although capable of multi-user use?