Minicomputer systems (desktop, network, laptop, and handheld devices) range in price from $15,000 to $150,000.
$100-1000
US$16,000 upwards when launched in 1964
minicomputer
There were no "minicomputers "(by today's standards) then. The smallest computers in service were the size of a large car.
the first successfull minicomputer
The minicomputer was invented as early as the mid 1960s and were sold for a cheaper price than the larger computers from competitors that were on the market. It is rarely called a minicomputer now, it is now known as a midrange computer.
John regarht
John Regarht
No, laptops and PCs are microcomputers.
John Keith Morgan has written: 'Description of an experimental on-line, minicomputer-based information retrieval system' -- subject(s): EUREKA (Information retrieval system)
The first successful minicomputer was the DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) PDP-8, introduced in 1965. They sold more than 50,000.
so that when you are on the run you can have a minicomputer in your purse or "European shoulder bag" as some call it, and in a way its easier to maintain, its lighter and fun to play games on.