Which puts me in mind of the definitions of various kinds of (storage? something else?):
a) If you can see it, and it's there, it's real. b) If you can see it, and it's not there, it's virtual. c) If you can't see it, but it's there, it's transparent. d) If you can't see it, and it's not there, it's [EMAIL PROTECTED] disappeared. Nigel -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Payne Sent: 18 November 2006 12:12 To: [email protected] Subject: What's a mainframe? There used to be a rule: a) If you push it and it doesn't move, it's a mainframe. b) If you push it and it moves, it's midrange. c) If you can pick it up and steal it, it's a PC. Now: d) If it's a major source of p/r egg-on-face for a bank and causes a Financial Services Authority investigation, it's a hot laptop. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/moneybox/6160054.stm -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/537 - Release Date: 11/17/2006 17:56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
