mini versus micro?

[Scott Stevens]

On Tue, 17 May 2005 14:28:37 -0700 (PDT)
Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 17 May 2005, chris wrote:
> 
> > >1. Microcomputer
> > >
> > >A "microcomputer" is defined as a computer having no more than two
> > >microprocessors used for general purpose processing within the
> > >computer. For the purposes of this class, a "microprocessor" is
> > >defined as a central processing unit comprised of not more than 4
> > >individual LSI intgerated circuit on a single board, with the
> > >entire ALU being contained within a single integrated circuit.
> >
> > Will this definition change when Apple starts selling 4 processor G5
> > towers? Or will those (and 4 processor Pentium workstations), not
> > apply because they are far too new?
> 
> Will they still be intended for use by one person?  I don't know why
> we didn't think of it before, but instead of "Microcomputer" it should
> perhaps be "Personal Computer".
> 

I have an IBM PC Server 704.  It's big (size of an oversize 'fireproof'
commercial two-drawer file cabinet) and sports four Pentium Pro
processors.  It's a pee-cee, though, and if I wanted, Processor 1 would
be happy running MS-DOS.  Then I could use WordStar 3.3 on it and it'd
be a dandy 'peronal word processor,' sort of.

Hell, I could install Darwin on it and pretend it's one of Apple's 4
processor G5 towers (the 32 bit version in the 'ugly case').