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From: roelof@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (R. Vuurboom)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: What is a ...-computer
Keywords: etymology
Message-ID: <134@ssp1.idca.tds.philips.nl>
Date: 12 Jun 89 17:18:27 GMT
References: <512@prles2.UUCP> <621@biar.UUCP>
Organization: Philips Telecommunication and Data Systems, The Netherlands
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In article <621@biar.UUCP> trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>
>It seems to me that the only adequate way to distinguish between the
>various classes of computers is by weight; to wit:
>

...or size. After all, etymologically speaking ;-), a mainframe
used to be a main frame and a minicomputer used to be a mini-computer. 
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