The rise and fall of the 'enterprise' class distinction

By Sean McGrath, ITworld.com

For as long as I can remember, there has been a distinction drawn in this industry between IT that is suitable for use within an enterprise and IT that is not suitable for use within an enterprise.

In my formative years learning my trade the word 'enterprise' applied to things like Cobol, mini-computers and line printers. The word 'hobbyist' or 'home' was applied to things like the Basic programming language, Apple computers and floppy disks.

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