Definitions of mainframe, mini and micro

Newsgroups: comp.org.acm
From: jim@skipjack (James Brown)
Subject: [NEWS] Re: definitions...
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 00:28:25 GMT

In article <9309011820.AA13177@thomas.ge.com> David Andrew Vaughan <a0002@MAD167.DNET.GE.COM> writes:

I seem to remember (years ago) a definition for mainframe, mini and micro measured in terms of > memory capacity, cpu, disk capacity, overall speed, etc.

However, I have since then either lost or misplaced this information. If anyone out there has a textbook definition of the different sizes of machines, kindly forward it to: a0002@mad167.dnet.ge.com

Mainframe - A computer system whose purchase requires the approval of a committee of all the top executives in the organization.

Mini - A computer system whose purchase requires the approval of your boss and probably some computer bureaucrat.

Micro - A computer system you can buy at your local computer store.

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