Teaching minis new tricks. (minicomputers as file servers)(includes guide to server-configured minicomputer systems)

In a time of restricted budgets, the ability to find an additional use for existing minicomputer resources is extremely attractive. With the help of the original vendor, companies are finding that they can avoid the purchase of an additional server and put more resources into software and connectivi...

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Published in:Computerworld 1991-06, Vol.25 (23), p.63-63
Main Authors: Hammons, Jim, Kleinman, Lori, Kilroy, Karlyn, Membrino, Tony
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applications
Client server computing
Computer industry
Connectivity
Directories
End users
Fault tolerance
File Server
File servers
Hardware reviews
Hardware Selection
Management information systems
Manycompanies
Manyproducts
Minicomputer
Minicomputers
MIS
Network operating systems
Personal computers
Product reviews
Proprietary
Protocol
Servers
Software
User Need
Work stations
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Summary:In a time of restricted budgets, the ability to find an additional use for existing minicomputer resources is extremely attractive. With the help of the original vendor, companies are finding that they can avoid the purchase of an additional server and put more resources into software and connectivity. To accommodate users' demand for minicomputers that function as local area network servers, all of the major vendors are currently making a concerted effort to position and reconfigure their traditional terminal-to-host minicomputers as very powerful servers for the burgeoning networks their customers are installing. The newer machines, such as Digital Equipment Corp.'s VAX 4000 and Hewlett-Packard Co.'s latest 3000 and 9000 systems, have significantly improved input-output performance and can be configured with server software and personal computer connectivity options direct from the manufacturer. Minicomputer vendors are expanding their service portfolios beyond remedial maintenance to include multivendor and network support and are customizing and adapting technologies to meet customers' business needs.
ISSN:0010-4841