Skip to Main Content
Article navigation
Volume 10, Issue 2
1 February 1976
This article was originally published in
Program: electronic library and information systems
Program: electronic library and information systems Cover Image for Volume 10, Issue 2
Review Article| February 01 1976

What is a Mini? Available to Purchase

R.J. Long;
R.J. Long
Principal Consultant, and Senior Consultant, Logica Ltd
Search for other works by this author on:
This Site
PubMed
Google Scholar
M.A. Hyman
M.A. Hyman
Principal Consultant, and Senior Consultant, Logica Ltd
Search for other works by this author on:
This Site
PubMed
Google Scholar
Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7301
Print ISSN: 0033-0337
© MCB UP Limited
1976
Program (1976) 10 (2): 55–59.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046734

The paper outlines the nature of mini computers in relation to the older and larger mainframe machines. It describes the major items of a machine and likely ranges of cost. Staffing and environment requirements are summarized and the intending purchaser is given some guidance to the complex nature of the mini computer market place.

This content is only available via PDF.
© MCB UP Limited
1976
You do not currently have access to this content.
Don't already have an account? Register

Purchased this content as a guest? Enter your email address to restore access.

Please enter valid email address.
Email address must be 94 characters or fewer.
Pay-Per-View Access
$41.00
Rental
This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. Read this now at DeepDyve
133 Views
View Metrics
Cross-domain application: supervised multivariate time series noise filtering by pretrained image denoisers
ChatGPT estimates of the quality of published conference papers from their titles and abstracts
LawRAG: Indonesian legal document retrieval-augmented generation with specialized chunking and reranking strategies
Interpretable deep learning for anticipating length of stay in Wuhan: a comparative analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Suggested Reading

Why use a minicomputer? Some factors affecting their selection
Program (January,1976)
Mini‐Micro Computer Price‐Performance Ratio: Present Events and Future Trends
Managerial Finance (January,1983)
Micros, Minis, Mainframes – What’s a library to do?
Academic and Library Computing (April,1991)
The impact of mini and micro computers in retailing
Retail and Distribution Management (April,1979)
Mini computers in cataloguing
Program (February,1976)

Related Chapters

Pedestrian facilities at mini-roundabouts
Pedestrian Facilities: Geometric design for safety and mobility
Using Mini-Cases to Develop AICPA Core Competencies
Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations
10 Pedestrian facilities at mini-roundabouts
Pedestrian facilities: Engineering and geometric design

Recommended for you

These recommendations are informed by your reading behaviors and indicated interests.

Cited By

Google Scholar
This Feature Is Available To Subscribers Only

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal