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Mainframe/
Minicomputer
(1959–present)
Personal
Computer
(1981–present)
Client/Server
(1983–present)
Enterprise
Computing
1992–present)
Enterprise
Server
Internet
Cloud Hardware
Computing Software
Services
(2000–present)
THE INTERNET
Illustrated here are the typical computing configurations characterizing each of the five eras of IT infrastructure
evolution.