William Max Ivey
ABSTRACT
It is a well accepted fact that minicomputers can be utilized to great advantage for many types of academic computing tasks. Many also believe that the capabilities of the minicomputer and the large mainframe computer are very complimentary. Based on these assumptions, Arizona State University has implemented a plan to supplement existing computing services with minicomputer time sharing services about two years ago. Sufficient time has passed to review the data on the success of this venture. Initial data indicates that the overall objectives were successful. This paper presents data which will give the reader a quantitative "feeling" about the success of this plan. Based on this data, it appears that these initial assumptions (i.e., usefulness and compatability of minicomputers) were correct, at least at Arizona State University.
Recommendations
Mainframe
Encyclopedia of Computer ScienceThe term mainframe as a single word has come to be used as a designation of medium- and large-scale computers that contain a "main frame" as defined in this article; thus, we speak of a mainframe computer in contrast to a microcomputer, minicomputer (...
Minicomputer assisted instruction
Even though minicomputers are widely used in industry they are slow to gain acceptance in computer science education. However, because of its increasingly great impact on industry and its potential as a teaching device, the minicomputer should be ...
Comments