30 Jan
2013
30 Jan
'13
1:05 a.m.
On 01/29/2013 01:11 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Ngram shows both minicomputer and mainframe *far*
exceed midicomputer
in usage during the 1970s. Midicomputer almost is not there.
As I said, it *was* the 70s. Love beads, Nehru jackets, leisure suits
and other things were in vogue, along with orange shag carpeting, bright
primary colors for indoor furnishings and "midicomputer".
You bet your bippy that none of that amounted to a hill of pet rocks.
I started to get really confused when the 11/45 was referred to as a
midicomputer...
--Chuck