Towards a personal mainframe

✍ Scribed by David Aston

• Book ID: 103043823
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 385 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-4655
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-4655(87)90155-x

✦ Synopsis

Aspects of computing in a mainframe environment are discussed with reference to the SLAC installation. Personal computers have revolutionised users' expectations, yet the centralised mainframe continues to offer indispensible advantages. Many of the components of a user-friendly environment can now be identified, but much work remains to be done in order to integrate them satisfactorily.