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One generation's "supercomputer" is the next generation's "mainframe", and a "PDA" does not have the same set of functions as a "laptop", but the list still has value, as it provides a ranked categorization of devices. It also ranks some more obscure computer sizes.
They were also often used as non-IBM peripherals in IBM networks, serving the role of HASP workstations and spooling systems, so called RJE (Remote Job Entry) stations. For example, the computers behind the first Space Shuttle simulator consisted of thirty-six 32-bit minis inputting and/or outputting data to networked mainframe computers (both ...
A minicomputer, or colloquially mini, is a type of general-purpose computer mostly developed from the mid-1960s, [1] [2] built significantly smaller and sold at a much lower price than mainframe [3] and mid-size computers from IBM and its direct competitors. By 21st century-standards however, a mini is an exceptionally large machine ...
News Central TV is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, News Central Media, was founded in 2017 by Anthony Dara. It began broadcasting in August 2018. Its primary focus is producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian and global issues.
GMA News TV Philippines: English, Filipino 2011 - 2021, replaced by GTV: S4C Dau United Kingdom: Welsh 1999 - 2010 Setanta Sports News Ireland: English 2007 - 2009 SZTV-8 Finance Channel China: Chinese 1994 - 2004 (1994 - 2002 as SZCATV-4 Finance Information Channel), replaced by Shenzhen Satellite TV OTV News & Entertainment channel China: Chinese
A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, [1] is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.
Despite these difficulties, ENTV resumed broadcasting after the war's end in 1970, under the new name NTA Enugu, as part of the Nigerian Television Authority network. The subsequent administrative changes and the creation of new states led to the establishment of separate stations, reducing NTA Enugu's coverage area. [2]
The Burroughs Large Systems Group produced a family of large 48-bit mainframes using stack machine instruction sets with dense syllables. [NB 1] The first machine in the family was the B5000 in 1961, which was optimized for compiling ALGOL 60 programs extremely well, using single-pass compilers.