[OT] AS/400
Skip Montanaro
skip at pobox.com
Thu Jan 15 15:14:27 EST 2004
>>> (will not mention that it works on AS/400, the best minicomputer(!)
>>> ever made).
>>
>> Why is it the best minicomputer ever made? I really want to know!
Jarek> Since nobody ever produced any other. Only IBM produced machines
Jarek> that can be called "midrange" (something between microcomputer
Jarek> and "real computer", the famous S/390 mainframe). They still use
Jarek> this terminology.
You seem to be forgetting (at least) DEC's VAX line of computers. Data
General and PR1ME had computers classed as "mini" computers also. I'm sure
there were others.
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