18 Sep
2003
18 Sep
'03
7:26 p.m.
An unpopular set of definitions that has a few
exceptions, but has help up
fairly well over time:
"A microcomputer is one that you can pick up and carry."
"A minicoputer requires a handtruck." (casters, anyone?)
"A mainframe requires a forklift and a union moving crew." (several
regulars here have proven exceptions to THAT!)
Also :
If you lost a screwdriver inside it, it's a micro
If you lost a 'scope inside it, it's a mini
If you lost yourself inside it, it's a mainframe
:-)
-tony