Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Minicomputer

A multi-user computer capable of supporting from 10 to hundreds of users simultaneously. A midsized computer. In size and power, minicomputers lie between workstations and mainframes. In the past decade, the distinction between large minicomputers and small mainframes has blurred, however, as has the distinction between small minicomputers and workstations. But in general, a minicomputer is a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously.

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