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Mid-range and mainframes.

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:21 pm
by Sahil Halio
Hi,

What is mid-rage computer? I mean I have got to see a Job opportunity which goes like this with title:

JOB DESCRIPTION – Mainframe/ Mid-range Manager

Mainframe I understand in above, what does mid-range means in this?

Re: Mid-range and mainframes.

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:36 pm
by Robert Sample
Mid-range is an almost obsolete term these days. It refers to computers that are smaller than mainframes but bigger than desktop computers. Samples of mid-range computers include IBM System/34, IBM System/36, IBM AS/400, Digital VAX, Motorola IV Phase, Hewlett Packard 3000, and so forth.