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From: TOM@PENNDRLS.BITNET (Thomas D. Denier)
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Subject: Re: micro vs mini vs mainframe
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Date: 6 Feb 90 17:09:33 GMT
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I have seen one proposal for this type of classification. I don't know
whether it was intended as an entirely serious proposal.

A system was considered a microcomputer if the system (including
external peripherals, if any) could be moved in one trip using a
wheelbarrow. A system was considered a minicomputer if it could be
moved under the same ground rules with a pickup truck but not with
a wheelbarrow. A system was considered a mainframe if a vehicle
larger than a pickup truck was needed.