top | item 35309126 (no title) chris_j | 2 years ago Why wrongfully? Is there something wrong with the term "micro-computer" that I'm not aware of? discuss order hn newest rzzzt|2 years ago I don't see any problem with it either, my understanding was that the following weight classes existed around (and slightly before) that time:Mainframes = room sized montrositiesMinicomputers = multi-cupboard unitsSuperminicomputers = just one cupboard or small fridgeMicrocomputers or personal computers = these guys in the article kevin_thibedeau|2 years ago I don't see an issue either. Micros aren't just C64s and Spectrums. It's everything below a mini. An early IBM PC was a shadow of the class dominating supercomputers they are today.
rzzzt|2 years ago I don't see any problem with it either, my understanding was that the following weight classes existed around (and slightly before) that time:Mainframes = room sized montrositiesMinicomputers = multi-cupboard unitsSuperminicomputers = just one cupboard or small fridgeMicrocomputers or personal computers = these guys in the article
kevin_thibedeau|2 years ago I don't see an issue either. Micros aren't just C64s and Spectrums. It's everything below a mini. An early IBM PC was a shadow of the class dominating supercomputers they are today.
rzzzt|2 years ago
Mainframes = room sized montrosities
Minicomputers = multi-cupboard units
Superminicomputers = just one cupboard or small fridge
Microcomputers or personal computers = these guys in the article
kevin_thibedeau|2 years ago