Reply to post: Re: Xerox mainframe

Mainframe madness as the snowflakes take control – and the on-duty operator hasn't a clue how to stop the blizzard

Merrill

Re: Xerox mainframe

The SDS were more like minicomputers than mainframes. I think of mainframes as designs that began as discrete transistor logic (including through IBM SLT), while minicomputers used early integrated circuit logic (TTL through bit-slice).

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon