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Re:The midrange computer dies by gizmo385 on Thursday April 21, 2016 @02:05PM (#11544139)
I didn't find it particularly confusing. I feel as though most people would take "midrange computer" to be what the author intended. Might just be projecting my own ignorance of the IBM systems however.
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Re:The midrange computer dies by mindcrime on Thursday April 21, 2016 @02:38PM (#11544373)
The term "midrange computer" to me is more synonymous with "minicomputer" (ala AS/400, etc.) than it is with "desktop tower PC" or whatever. My guess would be that most people would interpret it the same way, given that "midrange systems" is a pretty established and well known term:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrange_computer

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Re:The midrange computer dies by nickpsecurity on Thursday April 21, 2016 @02:52PM (#11544466)
That's what I thought he meant as mid-range in terms of price/performance is always relative and changing. Maybe I should've known better.
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Re:The midrange computer dies by taejo on Friday April 22, 2016 @05:53AM (#11548074)
> most people would interpret it the same way

For most people, a computer is PC.

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