Minicomputer - Wikipedia
WEBA minicomputer, or colloquially mini, is a type of smaller general-purpose computer developed in the mid-1960s and sold at a much lower price than mainframe 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 ...
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...
Your Engineering Heritage: What is a Minicomputer?
WEBSep 10, 2015 · What is a minicomputer, anyway? Encyclopedia Britannica defines it as a computer “that is smaller, less expensive, and less powerful than a mainframe or supercomputer, but more expensive and more powerful than a personal computer.”
Rise and Fall of Minicomputers - Engineering and Technology ...
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.
Minicomputers | Selling the Computer Revolution | Computer ...
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.
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.