Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!ohstpy!miavx1!miamiu!ps9zrhmc From: PS9ZRHMC@MIAMIU.BITNET (Peter Sweeney) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Vocabulary lesson, please Message-ID: <91157.141952PS9ZRHMC@MIAMIU.BITNET> Date: 6 Jun 91 19:19:52 GMT Organization: Miami University - Academic Computer Service Lines: 9 Although they are probably common and I'm just late in the ballgame, can anyone tell me what the terms "DOWNSIZE" and "MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS" mean when referring to PC LANs? Thanks. Peter Sweeney ps9zrhmc@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu