Minicomputer
8 definitions retrieved  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]  minicomputer n 1: a digital computer of medium size  minicomputer 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?]  Minicomputer [miniːkɔmpjuːtr] (n) , s.(m ) minicomputer  minicomputer [minikəmpjuːtər] Kleinstcomputer; Minicomputer  minicomputer Kleinstcomputer m minicomputer Minicomputer m  Minicomputer m minicomputer Minicomputer related |
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