Mainframe

An expensive, sophisticated, general purpose computer, now largely housing legacy systems, that can be accessed simultaneously by many users and can simultaneously execute a multitude of functions. Mainframes were once distinguished from smaller computers by computational power, although size is now a more relevant differentiation, as smaller computers have become more powerful.


Articles on KurzweilAI.net that refer to Mainframe

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Robots, Re-Evolving Mind By Hans Moravec
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Not Your Father's Internet By Bill Gates
Artificial Intelligence in the World Wide Web By David G. Stork
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News Articles that refer to Mainframe

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