History of mini computer till date
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1960s success
- An early and highly successful minicomputer was Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) 12-bit PDP-8, which was built using discrete transistors and cost from US$16,000 upwards when launched in 1964. Later versions of the PDP-8 took advantage of small-scale integrated circuits.
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“Minicomputer” is the name usually given to the small, inexpensive, laboratory-oriented computers first developed in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP-8 is generally considered as the first, and quintessential, mini.
At a time when most computers cost between $100,000 and $1,000,000 dollars, DEC produced the small PDP-8 in 1964 starting at $16,000 for specialized uses in laboratories, control situations, and later even small timesharing systems. The market was soon joined (often by groups of engineers leaving DEC) by firms such as Data General, Prime Computers, Integrate, and even larger firms such as Hewlett Packard.
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CIP/4000 A Midi Designed For Process Control
CIP/4000 A Midi Designed For Process Control
1970
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SYSTEMS 86 Software
SYSTEMS 86 Software
1971
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PDP-11 Resource Timesharing System RSTS-11
PDP-11 Resource Timesharing System RSTS-11
1970
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NAKED MINI/ ALPHA 16
NAKED MINI/ ALPHA 16
1972
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The All-New Computer for the New Computer Age VARIAN 73
The All-New Computer for the New Computer Age VARIAN 73
1972
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Programmed Data Processor-1
Programmed Data Processor-1
1961
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System 2400 the Peripheral Processor
System 2400 the Peripheral Processor
1975
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Nova Super Nova
Nova Super Nova
1970
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Hewlett-Packard 2100 Processor Description
Hewlett-Packard 2100 Processor Description
1972
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Sperry Univac Series V77 Minicomputer Systems: Power, Performance, Productivity
Sperry Univac Series V77 Minicomputer Systems: Power, Performance, Productivity
1978 ca.
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Dedicated Disc Based Computer Systems
Dedicated Disc Based Computer Systems
1971
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ATS-960 Automated Test System from Texas Instruments
ATS-960 Automated Test System from Texas Instruments
1974
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For the Time Sharing Computer User Datapoint 3300
For the Time Sharing Computer User Datapoint 3300
1969
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FOX 1 A New and Advanced Computer System for Plant Monitoring and Process ControlCreator Foxboro
FOX 1 A New and Advanced Computer System for Plant Monitoring and Process ControlCreator Foxboro
1971
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H316 General Purpose Digital Computer
H316 General Purpose Digital Computer
1965
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FOX 2/30 Shirt-Sleeve Computer Systems For Process Management
FOX 2/30 Shirt-Sleeve Computer Systems For Process Management
1972
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990 Computer Family Software
990 Computer Family Software
1977
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PDP-11 Variations on a Theme
PDP-11 Variations on a Theme
1977