# The role of the mainframe terminated : mainframe versus workstation

- Institution: CERN
- Speaker: D O Williams
- Year: 1991
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3024521)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

I. What mainframes? - The surgeon-general has determined that you shall treat all costs with care ( continental effects, discounts assumed, next month's or last month's prices, optimism of the reporter. II. Typical mainframe hardware III. Typical mainframe software IV. What workstations? VI. Typical workstation hardware VII. Typical workstation software VIII. Titan vs PDP-7s XIX.Historic answer X. Amdahl's Law.....

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## Lectures

1. [The role of the mainframe terminated : mainframe versus workstation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3024521/56f9afb84839), 42 min (CERN's player)