mini versus micro?

[Joe R.]

At 02:53 PM 5/17/05 -0700, Fred wrote:
>There have been MANY attempts to draw the lines separating those divisions
>that were created by marketing.  They have included lines based on
>performance, CPU configuration, capacity, RAM configuration, price, etc.
>
>One "obsolete" definition from my time period was:
>A "Microcomputer" is one that you can pick up and carry.
>A "Minicomputer" requires a hand truck.
>A "Mainframe" requires a fork lift and a union moving crew.
>

   Now they've all taken a step down.

  A microcomputer is something you wear (cell phone, PDA, calculator watch,
etc)
  A minicomputer can be carried comfortably in one hand (Palmtop up to laptop)
  A mainframe occupies the space of a large book!

   Joe