[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.

Skip




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