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 Definitions for minicomputer: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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minicomputer \minicomputer\ n. (Computers)
a mid-sized digital computer; at any given point in the
development of computer technology, a minicomputer will be
faster and have greater capacity than a microcomputer, but
will be slower and have less capacity than a {mainframe
computer}.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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minicomputer
n : a digital computer of medium size
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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minicomputer
A computer built between about 1963 and 1987,
smaller and less powerful than a mainframe, typically about
the size and shape of a wardrobe, mounted in a single tall
rack.
Minicomputers were characterised by short word lengths of 8
to 32 bits, limited hardware and software facilities and
small physical size. Their low cost made them suitable for a
wide variety of applications such as industrial control, where
a small, dedicated computer which is permanently assigned to
one application, is needed. In recent years, improvements in
device technology have resulted in minicomputers which are
comparable in performance to large {second generation
computers} and greatly exceed the performance of {first
generation} computers.
The processor was typically built using low integration logic
integrated circuits - TTL or maybe ECL, thus
distinguishing it from a microcomputer which is built around
a microprocessor - a processor on a single (or maybe a few)
ICs.
DEC's {PDP-1} was the first minicomputer and their {PDP-11}
was the most successful, closely followed (in both time and
success) by the VAX (which DEC called a "{super
minicomputer}").
Another early minicomputer was the LINC developed at MIT in
1963.
Other minicomputers were the {AS/400}, the PRIME series, the
{AP-3}, Olivetti's Audit 7 and the {Interdata 8/32}.
[Others?]
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