Mainframe and Personal Computers There are millions of computers in existence - so many that nobody has been able to keep track of exactly how many there are! Of those millions, there are many difference kinds. Two of the computers we can specifically discuss are; Mainframe computers and Personal computers. How can we make sense of the two different kinds of computers? Here are some ways we can look at it: What is it for? …
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…of furniture, but it has also made possible powerful, single-user personal computers and workstations that can sit on a desktop. PC's because of their relatively low cost and versatility have largely replaced typewriters in the workplace and rendered the analog computer inefficient. The smaller size, price, and today's technology make it the choice of the computer industry. Works Cited Mrgan, AJ, "Mainframe" 5 May 2002, 9 June 2002 <http://www.thocp.net/hardware/mainframe.htm>