In 1961, it became the first airline to use a centralized computer based reservation service.

Plato was a centralized computer with a thousand terminals worldwide.

This configuration of a centralized computer or mainframe with remote dumb terminals remained popular throughout the 1950s.

It also wanted a centralized computer that could electronically collect numbers from the thousands of booths and give a tally in just a few hours.

It is now struggling to rebuild its product line around powerful work stations that will store and retrieve files from a large, centralized computer.

And they argue that placing sensitive personal information on centralized computers will make it possible for information to leak out.

FolderShare does not rely on a centralized computer.

To play a game, a user will dial a centralized computer, which will match the player against another player in his or her local area.

Peter Yunich, the company's chief technology officer, says 70 percent of orders are now placed through this centralized computer.

Their answer is to outfit every car with its own radar system tied to a centralized computer!