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- From: fineberg@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Samuel A. Fineberg)
- Subject: Re: HOw many PC's make an Amdahl mainframe
- References: <1k46ioINNijv@fido.asd.sgi.com> <1993Jan26.225943.21955@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
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- Organization: CSC, NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Division
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 00:13:58 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.225943.21955@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>, lando@zycar.lmsc.com (Jim Landowski x45016) writes:
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- |> Considering that the mainframes last bastion of use is in the very
- |> large database management (and transaction processing). I don't think a
- |> gaggle of PC's can compete here BUT if you include a fileserver (data-
- |> server) then the picture changes and the PC, as a smart data entry/query
- |> terminal will win... the software is what's needed (if it doen't already
- |> exist). IMHO.
- |>
- |> - Jim L.
- |>
- Have you ever looked at the Tandem. Granted it takes a lot of good software
- and some special hardware to make it work right.
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- Sam
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