17 Aug
2010
17 Aug
'10
2 p.m.
In article <AANLkTi=RENp1PERbsgCgZg4nkHWqPOVKpaqmROydrTqR at mail.gmail.com>,
Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> writes:
I'm a bit curious about the working definition,
too. I'm by no means
an expert, but I would have thought that a machine that fell into the
"minicomputer" category would be based on its size and cost
substantially below (like 80-90% below) a mainframe, and interactive
vs batch as the primary method of use. Single-user vs multi-user is
not a defining element IMO.
OK, I'll go along with your definition; it seems more thought out than
my stab in the dark.
I'd like to hear Rich Alderson's definition though and why he doesn't
include the PDP-1.
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