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A minicomputer was a class of computers sold in the mid-60's. They include Digital Equipment Corporation's 12-bit PDP-8, IBM's 1130, 1800, and system 3, Packard Bell PB 250 and many others. See the links for more.
We now use the term "midrange computer" for the modern equivalent of a minicomputer. Examples include the higher-end SPARC, POWER and Itanium-based systems from Oracle, IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
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∙ 8y agoA microcomputer is any computer built using a microprocessor. A microprocessor is an integrated circuit (or set of integrated circuits) containing the majority of the control and computational circuits needed to make a computer.
Before the invention of microprocessors it took hundreds to millions of separate components (e.g. integrated circuits, transistors. diodes. vacuum tubes, resistors, capacitors, inductors, pulse Transformers) to build these control and computational circuits needed to make a computer. The resulting computers (because of their size) were called respectively minicomputers and mainframe computers.
In a rough timeline:
- 1948 to 1966 - mainframe computers (tens of thousands to millions of discrete parts)
- 1966 to 1975 - minicomputers (hundreds to thousands of integrated circuits)
- 1975 to present - microcomputers (microprocessor integrated circuit)
The computer you used to ask this question is almost certainly an example of a microcomputer.
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What is a super mini computers?
Super mini computers is a high speed performance compared to ordinary mini computer. and also has a large amount of memory compare to mini computers and also most powerful type of mini computers, capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
Three types of computer?
Mainframes, Mini-computers and Micro-computers.
Are personal computers micro computers or mini computers?
The phrase "personal computer" can be any computer that is intended for personal use literally at least. A PC can be classified as a micro, mini, or another form of computer specification.
What are the different types of computers?
Two distinct types of computers are laptops and desktops. There are many other types of computers under these two main categories.pc dektops laptops plamstop workstation sever main computer mini fram super wearable
What are the difference of mainframe computers from the other mini computer?
Size.
What is a super mini computers?
Super mini computers is a high speed performance compared to ordinary mini computer. and also has a large amount of memory compare to mini computers and also most powerful type of mini computers, capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
What are some ads with music in them?
the dell one with the mini computers has the song Lollipop
Which year the Mini computer been invented?
Mini computers are smaller computers that sell for much less than regular computers. The first mini computers were produced in the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1962.
What are the highest rated workstation computers?
There are many highest rated workstation, or in other words, desktop computers. Examples would include Apple Mac Mini, Cybertron PC, HP Pavilion and the Shuttle.
What are the example of mainframe computing?
IBM system 3 and AS-400 are some examples of minicomputers.
Is laptop a mini computer how?
I wouldn't say mini as mini means much much smaller than that a laptop is. A smartphone thought can be considered as the mini computer.Laptop is a smaller portable computer compared to desktop. Mini computer can be the latest smart watches and rather mobiles phones can be small computers and phones which are portable.
What are mini computers?
a tiny PC
Which computers are used to receive data from satellites?
mini and mainframe computers
Three types of computer?
Mainframes, Mini-computers and Micro-computers.
What are some examples of computers that don't seem like computers?
A household appliance, like a washing machine, is an example. Mobile phones are computers.
Where are mini frame computers used?
The definition of "Mini" and "Frame" computers in terms of processing power and speed etc. has changed over the years. "Main frame" computers are the largest and as of July 2012 some have several thousand central processing units, mini frame computers are smaller and therefore less powerful but are needed where "ordinary" desktops are insufficient such as handling large databases and heavy number crunching in various analysis jobs.
What company has the best mini laptop computers?
The best netbook computers (also known as mini laptop computers) come from both Dell and Acer. These are generally smaller and just made for surfing the internet.
