Minicomputer - Wikipedia
WEBA minicomputer, or colloquially mini, is a type of smaller general-purpose computer developed in the mid-1960s [1] [2] and sold at a much lower price than mainframe [3] and mid-size computers from IBM and its direct competitors.
Minicomputer | Definition & Facts | Britannica
WEBminicomputer, computer that was smaller, less expensive, and less powerful than a mainframe or supercomputer but more expensive and more powerful than a personal computer. Minicomputers were used for scientific and engineering computations, business transaction processing, file handling, and database management.
A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of …
WEBMar 14, 2022 · Minicomputers provided an important bridge between the first mainframes and the ubiquitous micros of today. This is the story of the PDP-11, the most influential and successful minicomputer...
What is a Minicomputer? - Definition from Techopedia
WEBJun 15, 2017 · A minicomputer is a type of computer that possesses most of the features and capabilities of a large computer but is smaller in physical size. A minicomputer fills the space between the mainframe and microcomputer, and is smaller than the former but larger than the latter.
What is Minicomputer? - GeeksforGeeks
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Minicomputer: In between these mainframe and microcomputers, one usually finds a minicomputer which is also referred to as a mini computer. Minicomputers are mostly utilized in fulfillment of just a single organization task, which uses a lot of energy but less than that of a Mainframe.
Rise and Fall of Minicomputers - ETHW
WEBMinicomputers were distinguished from the larger “mainframes” by price, function, size, use, and marketing methods. By 1968 they formed a new class of computers, representing the smallest general purpose computers. While mainframes cost up to $1,000,000, minicomputers cost well under $100,000.
The Minicomputer -- 1959-1979 - History of Computer …
WEBThe TX-2 computer led directly to the LINC computers and the trajectory of personal computers, while the circuitry of the TX-2 was used in the PDP-1 computer, influencing the first minicomputer, the PDP-8 in 1965, and therefore the minicomputer trajectory.
Selling the Computer Revolution - Computer History Museum
WEB“Minicomputer” is the name usually given to the small, inexpensive, laboratory-oriented computers first developed in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP-8 is generally considered as the first, and quintessential, mini.
Minicomputers - CHM Revolution
WEBMinicomputers. View Artifact Detail. Less is More: Smaller, Simpler, Cheaper. This new kind of computer, smaller and simpler than mainframes, was designed to interact directly with users and the outside world.
Triumph of the Nerds: A History of the Computer - PBS
WEBA typical minicomputer costs about $20,000. 1965: An IC that cost $1000 in 1959 now costs less than $10. Gordon Moore predicts that the number of components in an IC will double every year. This...
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