cazier@mbunix.mitre.org (Cazier) (05/31/91)
I would like to get a feel for what netters consider a "workstation." Since the DOS and Mac's have increased in power with the development of the '386 and 030's, it would appear that the PC vs. workstation lines are a bit blurred. Would a good definition of a workstation include or exclude the PC and Mac's? Can a workstation be a server or multiuser system and still be considered a workstation? Would the following definition adequately fit "workstation"? A configuration of a high performance, microcomputer-based hardware and software functional unit providing an integrated desktop service to one or more users at a time. Does "workstation" include the IBM 3270 terminals? Are workstations only single-user systems, although capable of multi-user use?