Maximum computing power and cost factors in the centralization problem

Authors:
A. E. Oldehoeft;M. H. Halstead
Affiliations:
Iowa State Univ., Ames;Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
1972

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Abstract

A simple analysis of some computer-economic factors involved in comparing multimachine installations versus large single machine installations is given, and a mathematical model is derived to assist policy decisions.