I was just having a discussion about a setup I saw at my former college.
What's the difference between a high end, duel processor system running
Windows 2003 server with Remote Access Desktop and a minicomputer?

I thought the main distinction was the multiple processors, so what's
the difference between such a duel-processor system and a mini? I'm
curious, as my knowldge of terminology is getting a bit out of date.

SlickRCBD <slickrcbd (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote in news:zc-
dnfca3aSLiJDbnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d (AT) comcast (DOT) com:

The term Micro Computer comes out of the 1960's. At that time a Computer
was about the size of three or more refrigerators. A number of
enterprising companies began making computers using standard integrated
circuits. They were not as fast as the Big Iron, but they were much
smaller and cheaper. These were dubbed "Mini Computers".
When Intel managed to get the ALU, PCU, and system timing control onto
one large chip, we got Micro Computers.

Today the lines between Mini and Micro are a bit blurred. Many Minis
use standard CPU chips.

OK, now that I've written this, I'm confused.