On 20 Feb 2012 at 10:43, William Donzelli wrote:
Can anyone
fill in the ??? is an absolute and lucid way, such that
any box, regardless of appearance must pass the test in question to
qualify as a "mainframe"?
Fill in the first question mark with an "R". Fill the middle one with
an "A". Fill the last one with a "S".
If you're referencing "Reliability, Availability and Serviceability",
I think that's not specific enough. ILLIAC IV was certainly a
mainframe and had none of those.
--Chuck