21 May
2013
21 May
'13
7:45 a.m.
I had also seen references to the Apple Lisa as a minicomputer. In looking
up the definition, it states "a computer between a mainframe and
microcomputer". That's not too helpful. It is completely relative to what
you, as the reader, thinks a micro and mainframe and is also related to the
time frame of the comparison. For the time, the Lisa could be a
minicomputer.
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:39 PM, John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 05:18:12PM -0700, Fred Cisin
wrote:
I just noticed that the cover of the January 1975
Popular Electronics
calls the Altair 8800 a "Minicomputer"!
Didn't RadShack say (or at least strongly imply) the same thing about the
TRS-80 Model II? And I'm sure I've seen S-100 card cages called
"mainframes".
John