PS> The concept of a mainframe is a centralized computer as a sources of
PS> information, or a program that is not best ran on many different
PS> computers, but on one (or a Community of Computers).
SK>Here is the crux of our difficulty. This is NOT the idea of a mainframe
SK>(or not exactly). Given the history of discussion on this thread, I
SK>believe what you are really referring to is a "computer network" which
SK>is not necessarily a mainframe, although it might possibly include one.
SK>A mainframe, as my husband tells me, is one large, single computer with
SK>many users using it simultaneously (as opposed to PC's which are usually
SK>one computer per user and also as opposed to a network server--which you
SK>are referring to--which are "central" computers that provide info and
SK>programs to client computers through a network.).
I think this is referred to as "distributed processing"..
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