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Computer Manufacturers : - Coggle Diagram
Computer Manufacturers :
offer a family of computer models
Same architecture but differences in organization
Different price
Different performance characteristics
Architecture
span many years
encompass a number of different models
organization changing with technology
Example of the phenomena
IBM System/370 architecture
Introduced 1970 and included a number of models
Customer modest requirements
buy a cheaper model and a slower model
demand increased
model is upgraded to a more expensive and faster model
without abandoning developed software
IBM
has introduced many new models with improved technology to replace older models
models with greater speed, lower cost, or both
Newer models
had the same architecture
customer's software investment protected
This architecture remarkably had a few enhancements and has survived to this day