Minicomputer

A PDP-11, model 40, a 16-bit minicomputer from 1973

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.^[1]

A minicomputer fills the space between the mainframe and microcomputer, and is smaller than the former but larger than the latter. It also has a computer terminal to operate the computer.

Minicomputers are mainly used as small or mid-range servers operating business and scientific applications. However, the use of the term minicomputer has diminished and has merged with servers.

A minicomputer may also be called a mid-range computer.

Minicomputer Media

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP-8 on display at the National Museum of American History
Data General Nova, serial number 1, on display at the Computer History Museum
Raytheon RDS 500 seismic processing system in Benghazi in 1978
Varian Data Machines system connected to analogue tape playback system in 1984
Raytheon RDS 704 onsite seismic processing system in Mogadishu in 1974

References

↑ Estabrooks, Maurice (1995). Electronic technology, corporate strategy, and world transformation. Internet Archive. Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books. ISBN 978-0-313-00850-4.

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[1] Estabrooks, Maurice (1995). Electronic technology, corporate strategy, and world transformation. Internet Archive. Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books. ISBN 978-0-313-00850-4.

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