Migration of instructional computing from a large mainframe to a large minicomputer
William Max Ivey, Donna E. Portz · 1979
It is a well accepted fact that minicomputers can be utilized to great advantage for many types of academic computing tasks. Many also believe that the capabilities of the minicomputer and the large mainframe computer are very complimentary. Based on these assumptions, Arizona State University has implemented a plan to supplement existing computing services with minicomputer time sharing services about two years ago. Sufficient time has passed to review the data on the success of this venture. Initial data indicates that the overall objectives were successful. This paper presents data which will give the reader a quantitative "feeling" about the success of this plan. Based on this data, it appears that these initial assumptions (i.e., usefulness and compatability of minicomputers) were correct, at least at Arizona State University.