What is a mainframe? (was Re: NASA unplugs last mainframe) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

19 Feb 2012

So then that's a TLA?

At 05:02 PM 2/19/2012, you wrote:
...
   What is a
mainframe anyway, and can a
 clear distinction be made between the 'mainframe" and other server
 technologies nowadays? 
Yes, a mainframe can be described in three letters.

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