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| | Minicomputer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Minicomputer (colloquially, mini) is a largely obsolete term for a class of multi-user computers which make up the middle range of the computing spectrum, in between the largest multi-user systems (traditionally, mainframe computers) and the smallest single-user systems (microcomputers or personal computers). | | | The term "minicomputer" evolved in the 1960s to describe the "small" third generation computers that became possible with the use of transistor and core memory technologies. | | | During the 1990s the change from minicomputers to inexpensive PC networks was cemented by the development of several versions of Unix to run on the Intel x86 microprocessor architecture, including Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
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| | High-Tech Dictionary Definition |
| | A computer midway in size between a mainframe and a microcomputer, such as the DEC VAX and IBM AS/400.A minicomputer occupies a large part of a room but is not as big as a mainframe. |
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| | Computer Industry - The Minicomputer |
| | The first minicomputers were small, special-purpose machines that could work within the IBM computing environment. | | | The first break in IBM's dominance of the computer industry was the development of minicomputers. | | | In spite of its market dominance and close ties with its customers, IBM was late to recognize that smaller, interactive machines that could empower departments and satisfy the computing needs of workgroups and smaller businesses would be very much in demand. |
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http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/mendelson/computer_history/mini.htm
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - minicomputer |
| | Minicomputer, a mid-level computer built to perform complex computations while dealing efficiently with a high level of input and output from users... | | | The computer, a commonplace tool of big industry and institutions in the early 1970's, has begun to filter down into small businesses and into the home over the past few years. | | | micro, small computer, personal computer, PC, laptop computer, laptop, palmtop, minicomputer |
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| | C:\BELLBOOK\P001-100\HTMFILES\CSP0663.HTM |
| | From these origins, where the minicomputer was considered to be the minimal-complexity computer, the minicomputer has grown in functionality and performance to the point where it rivals the higher-cost, general-purpose computers of a decade ago. | | | The minicomputer evolved from a conceptual view of design wherein a programmable controller was perceived to be the cheapest, fastest way to implement a special-purpose function. | | | The minicomputer did not require the generality of larger computers and hence required less software and less overhead. |
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http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/Computer_Structures_Principles_and_Examples/csp0663.htm
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| | Minicomputers - Minicomputers Resources & Information |
| | Minicomputers Fact: A minicomputer is the computer size that is in between a workstation and a mainframe. | | | NAVIGATION: Business Directory > Computers > Computers > Minicomputers |
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| | Define minicomputer - a Whatis.com definition |
| | A minicomputer, a term no longer much used, is a computer of a size intermediate between a microcomputer and a mainframe. | | | Typically, minicomputers have been stand-alone computers (computer systems with attached terminals and other devices) sold to small and mid-size businesses for general business applications and to large enterprises for department-level operations. | | | In an ascending hierarchy of general computer sizes, we find: |
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http://search400.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid3_gci212577,00.html
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| | MIN from FOLDOC |
| | 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. | | | Another early minicomputer was the LINC developed at MIT in 1963. | | | Minicomputers were characterised by short word lengths of 8 to 32 bits, limited hardware and software facilities and small physical size. |
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| | An ATandT 3B20S minicomputer was microcoded to emulate the WE 32000 microprocessor and the 3B5 minicomputer. | | | The initial 3B5 minicomputer development strategy was based on the use of an emulation for developing virtually all of the software. | | | Since the 3B5 minicomputer uses a disk drive, which was not supported on other processors, it was necessary to develop a method for creating the initial file system for a 3B5 minicomputer. |
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http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/otherports/newp.html
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| | Search Results for minicomputer - Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | American manufacturer that created a new line of low-cost computers, known as minicomputers, especially for use in laboratories and research institutions. | | | A microcomputer is a small computer (see) built around a microprocessor integrated circuit, or chip. | | | About 1965, roughly coterminous with the development of time-sharing, a new kind of computer came on the scene. |
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http://www.britannica.com/search?query=minicomputer&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT
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| | County Of Orange - Classification |
| | Operate and perform maintenance on a minicomputer and peripheral equipment used in the support of computer operations. | | | This class is distinguished from the class of Data Entry Operator III by its operation and maintenance of minicomputer and peripheral equipment in addition to entering data; whereas positions in the Data Entry Operator III class mainly key data for entry. | | | Trace problems in a minicomputer and peripheral equipment to source and correct according to procedures; explain problems not covered by procedures to professional staff and then correct per instructions. |
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http://www.oc.ca.gov/hr/classification/dataprocessingoperator.asp
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| | Minicomputer Systems: Organization, Programming, and Applications (PDP-11) |
| | This second, revised and updated edition of Minicomputer Systems: Organization, Programming, and Applications was written for a diverse group of readers, including systems programmers, systems designers, computer scientists, electrical engineers, applications specialists, and many others who want a full, working knowledge of computer organization and assembly language programming. | | | Minicomputer Systems opens with a general introduction to computer applications, capabilities, limitations, organization, architecture, and implementation. | | | Following chapters treat computer hardware and software structures, the PDP-11, programming techniques and program structures, data manipulation and data structures, PDP-11 micromachine architecture and microprogramming, input/output programming, system development software, advanced programming techniques for applications software, real-time interactive computing, operating systems, and a multiprogramming applications environment. |
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http://www.cs.umb.edu/~eckhouse/mini.html
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| | The Secret Guide to Computers: Buyer's Guide |
| | If a new computer understands the same commands as an old computer, the new computer is labeled the same as the old computer, regardless of its price. | | | For example, if somebody invents a new computer that understands the same commands as an old minicomputer, the new computer is called a “minicomputer” too, even if it costs less than $10,000 or more than $300,000. | | | Companies who make “maxicomputers” and “minicomputers” feel nervous about using those terms, which are less modern and less cool than “microcomputers”, so they typically advertise their computers as being “powerful servers” instead. |
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| | ComputerTradingPost.com Archive Listings |
| | SGI 013-8682-002 3.5" FLOPPY SLED INDIGO2, FLOPPY Minicomputer Exch... | | | SGI 030-0845-001 META ROUTER, 128-PROC ORIGIN 2000 Minicomputer Exch... | | | SGI 030-0324-002 SGI 1MB SIMM CACHE MEMORY FOR ONYX Minicomputer Exch... |
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http://www.computertradingpost.com/archives/CTP_Archive_264.htm
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| | Computers: The 70s |
| | And so, just as the minicomputer radically changed the computer business in the 1970s, the microcomputer will transform it in the 1980s. | | | Such a challenge is nothing new to the computer industry. | | | Previously, they were able to compete with the computer makers only at the very low end of the data-processing market, in simple applications that required little software and support. |
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http://www.krsaborio.net/research/1970s/790319_b.htm
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| | DTACK GROUNDED #9 -- May 1982 |
| | A personal computer company under minicomputer type management recently released a new personal computer which was supported by an electronic spread sheet (which existed), a text editor (which did not exist) and an emulation mode (which mostly didn't work) for an earlier, successful personal computer. | | | Minicomputers are purchased to solve a particular problem, to fit a specific application. | | | They have learned how to be successful in the minicomputer world and are doing their best to apply that knowledge in what seems to them to be an essentially identical market area (small computers). |
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http://www.amigau.com/68K/dg/dg09.htm
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| | CBI Market and Product Research Reports Collection |
| | Subjects: Mainframe computers; Microcomputers; Minicomputers; Supercomputers; Supermini computers. | | | Subjects: Minicomputers; Minicomputer industry; Mainframe computers; Mainframe computer industry. | | | Subjects: Mainframe computers; Minicomputers; Microcomputers; Supermini computers; Personal computers. |
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http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/inv/cbi00055.html
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| | minicomputer - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | minicomputer : Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info] | | | minicomputer : Computer Telephony & Electronics Dictionary and Glossary [home, info] | | | minicomputer : Dictionary of Computing and Digital Media [home, info] |
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http://www.onelook.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=minicomputer
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| | Computers: The 70s |
| | The bad news was that the new IBM machine is a threat to most of the larger minicomputer makers. | | | The battle seems inevitable because the $20 billion computer industry is moving into "distributed data processing." Instead of putting everything on a single big computer, users are beginning to process data locally on minicomputer networks. | | | And it will be aimed at "larger, self-sufficient IBM users, who would develop their own software and who have need C.B. "Jack" Rogers Jr., the vice-president who heads the company's General Systems Div. |
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http://www.krsaborio.net/research/1970s/761129.htm
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| | Minicomputer Operating Systems |
| | Experimental OS for a modified Interdata minicomputer, based on matching the computer architecture to the operating system. | | | A time-sharing monitor for SIGMA/2 and small IBM S/360 computers. | | | Batch Processing OS for the Xerox Data Systems SIGMA Computers. |
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http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~jdm/classes/cs258/OScat/minis.html
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| | The twin forces of market pull-as customers build increasingly complex systems on minicomputers-and technology push-as the semiconductor industry provides increasingly lower cost logic and memory elements-have induced minicomputer manufacturers to produce systems of considerable performance and memory capacity. | | | For example, many of the large mainframe computers could serve as architectural models for such a system. | | | Performance or functionality features which are so complex that they appreciably compromise understanding or ease of use must be rejected as inappropriate for minicomputer systems. |
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http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/Computer_Structures_Principles_and_Examples/csp0732.htm
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| | NetLingo.com Dictionary of Internet Terms: Online Dictionary |
| | A mid-sized computer that is ranked between workstations and mainframes in terms of size and power. | | | A minicomputer is capable of supporting about 4 to 200 users simultaneously. | | | Reproduction in whole or in part requires written permission |
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http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=minicomputer
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| | Mark-8 Microcomputer - The Beginning |
| | My research involved using minicomputers such as the Digital Equipment Corporation (Maynard, MA) PDP-8/L. The people in my research group were using minicomputers to control chemical instruments and experiments, and the computers also acquired the experimental information and processed it. | | | In those days, although some functions were available on small-scale integrated circuits, the biggest roadblock was the memory. | | | We were ecstatic when our basic PDP-8/L got an upgrade to 8 kwords, but the extra memory took up about the same space as the PDP-8/L computer itself. |
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| | Mark-8 Minicomputer |
| | He designed the Mark 8 Minicomputer using the Intel 8008 processor and got Radio Electronics magazine to run a construction article. | | | The Mark-8, besides inspiring the development of the Altair 8800, inspired another computer pioneer, Robert Suding. | | | Complete plans to build a working computer for under $500! |
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http://bytecollector.com/mark_8.htm
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| | Minicomputer Storage Myths |
| | When I got my first minicomputer I knew absolutely > nothing about them (I'd never used a front panel, had only vague ideas on > how a processor worked at gate level, etc). | | | Be a good reason for me to learn unix. | | | > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Re: Minicomputer Storage Myths > Date: Tuesday, July 22, 1997 1:45 PM > > From: MX%"classiccmp at u.washington.edu" 22-JUL-1997 17:57:36.60 > To: MX%"classiccmp at u.washington.edu" > CC: > Subj: Re: Minicomputer Storage Myths > > >Wanna here a crying shame!? |
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http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/1997-July/088940.html
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| | The Minicomputer Orphanage |
| | CS990/4 - 990/4 minicomputer (9900 CPU), term, floppy. | | | Modern desktop computers are fast enough now that they can simulate most minicomputers | | | FS990/10 - 990/10 minicomputer (TTL CPU), term, floppy. |
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| | Minicomputer Exchange, Inc. |
| | Minicomputer Exchange is one of the oldest remarketed computer dealers in the world. | | | Let Minicomputer help you design and supply the hardware you need at a price you can still afford. | | | Minicomputer Exchange has provided Data General, DEC, HP and other remarketed equipment since opening its operation 27-years ago. |
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| | 200020024fr |
| | Contingency plans were developed for minicomputer systems based on core business processes. | | | This system generates proposed assessments for cases where data from information returns do not match tax return information. | | | The BBTS establishes control over incoming tax returns, and tracks these returns through error processing and eventual posting to the IRS’ main computer system. |
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| | RFC 230 (rfc230) - Toward reliable operation of minicomputer-based termin |
| | For terminals containing a substantial amount of logic, including possibly a minicomputer, a human user is very likely not in the direct terminal-TIP communications loop. | | | In providing software support for such minis as well as acquiring data from them usually there is no human user in the communication loop. | | | An interesting potential application of the network is to provide support for minicomputers used for process control and other laboratory measurement functions. |
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| | What is minicomputer? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary |
| | KnowledgeStorm: Minicomputers - Business technology search site offering software, service, reseller and hardware information on thousands of IT solutions. | | | You are in the: Small Business Computing Channel | | | But in general, a minicomputer is a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously. |
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| | T0483 - Mini/Micro NOA |
| | All of the vendors’ bids are on file at the Purchase Bureau in Trenton and the OTIS Information Technology Center. | | | This amount should be used for evaluation purposes when deciding which vendor to award. | | | See alphabetical listing of specific brands of minicomputers immediately following these instructions. |
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| | Army enlists aid for help desk |
| | A C program creates a text document with the user's name, location and problem description, and the converted information is delivered by Microsoft Mail to users' desktops. | | | The depot has plans to migrate from its Unisys minicomputer to a Hewlett-Packard Co. Unix server and to upgrade the e-mail system from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Exchange for NT. | | | Help desk troubleshooters can assign different priority levels to users and can program HelpTrac 5.0 to page technicians for high-priority users. |
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| | minicomputer - definition of minicomputer by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | minicomputer - a digital computer of medium size | | | A mid-sized computer, usually fitting within a single cabinet about the size of a refrigerator, that has less memory than a mainframe. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/minicomputer
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| | Online PDP-8 Home Page |
| | The PDP-8 was a important early mini computer in the history of computing and many are still running today performing their original function. | | | This site is for people who wish to learn about the PDP-8 minicomputer and for current PDP-8 users to get more information on these machines. | | | By late 1973, the PDP-8 family was the best selling computer in the world. |
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| | Unxmaal.com » Minicomputer Orphanage |
| | The Minicomputer Orphanage is a repository of information regarding computers built by companies that are no longer in business. | | | The site also contains links and references to minicomputer simulators that you can install and run on modern machines. | | | You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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| | minicomputer |
| | Multiuser computer with a size and processing power between those of a mainframe and a microcomputer. | | | Minicomputers are often used in medium-sized businesses and in university departments handling database or other commercial programs and running scientific or graphical applications. | | | Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc. |
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http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008891.html
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| | minicomputer |
| | This use is being challenged by the developments in the microcomputer range and the practice of sharing resources of microcomputers under a network. | | | Minicomputers are still recognised as being able to process large amounts of data. | | | APPLICATION: The ability to connect minicomputers to each other and mainframes has popularised them among larger businesses. |
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| | Selection and implementation of a minicomputer system |
| | The problems are discussed of selecting and implementing a minicomputer system, with particular reference to the key stages in the various decision making processes involved. | | | Following a brief description of a typical minicomputer, the range and purpose of the various system inputs and outputs is presented. | | | This leads to discusson of: the function of the system; the type of equipment required to implement that function; the class of minicomputer suited to that requirement; the type of system which should be purchased-i.e. |
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http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3735/6/1161
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| | Re: How small can a minicomputer get? |
| | For any computer to be usuable it has to have a method of inputing data (a keyboard say) and outputting data (a screen). | | | It is not wild speculation to see voice input as a norm soon and possibly some output device as small as a laser LED. | | | So minicomputers could become as small as the processors themselves. |
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http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1997-12/880053362.Cs.r.html
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| | DEC PDP-1 Precursor to the Minicomputer is Introduced in 1960 |
| | Steve Russell programmed the MIT unit to play the game Spacewar which went on to be a standard DEC "diagnostic" program throughout the 1960's. | | | DEC PDP-1 Precursor to the Minicomputer is Introduced in 1960 | | | Digital Equipment Corp. introduced the compact PDP-1 in 1960. |
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| | RAND Reports Computer Performance Analysis: Minicomputer-Based Hardware Monitoring. |
| | The simulation proved unable to project absolute performance accurately, but was adequate for doing sensitivity analyses and investigating specific interactions. | | | Report of an experiment in which a prototype hardware monitor based on a general-purpose minicomputer was used (1) to determine the validity of a simulation of RAND's Video Graphic System (VGS) and (2) to investigate that system's response to various types of loading. | | | For fax or mail orders, use the normal cover pricing and this PDF form. |
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http://www.rand.org/cgi-bin/Abstracts/e-getabbydoc.pl?R-0696
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| | DYNAMIC MODELLING OF GREENHOUSE CLIMATE USING A MINICOMPUTER |
| | Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software to read PDF files) | | | The model is presented in bond graph notation to have a clear insight in the physical structure of the model and to simulate it in an easy way on a minicomputer. | | | The application of models in a hierarchical control system configuration is discussed. |
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| | Minicomputer Associates Limited - Bespoke Programming |
| | Minicomputer Associates Limited will undertake software development work at a fixed price. | | | Minicomputer Associates specialities are client/server systems, where Minicomputer Associates develops both the client and the server. | | | Client side applications are typically written in Microsoft Visual Basic, supplemented with high performance Active/X controls or Dynamic Link Libraries written in C. Server side applications may also be written in Microsoft Visual Basic or may be built on proprietary database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle. |
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http://www.mal.dircon.co.uk/fbespoke.html
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| | Control Data Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A 12-bit cut-down version was also released as the CDC 160A in 1960, arguably the first minicomputer. | | | The 1604 designation was chosen by adding their address (501) to Cray's former project, the 1103. | | | The 160A was particularly notable as it was built into a standard office desk, a rather unusual packaging for that era. |
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| | Carl Friend's Computer Collection |
| | In reality, this is a private collection covering a range of calculating machines from slide rules to reasonably modern microcomputers and workstations; however, the "crown jewels" of my collection are the minicomputers. |
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| | OQO Minicomputer Launching in October ... Seriously |
| | The $2000 PC features a 1GHz CPU and 256MB of RAM, but what sets it apart is its tiny 5" x 9" form factor, complete with 800 x 480 screen. | | | After 2 years of false starts, the OQO minicomputer will allegedly start shipping in mid-October. |
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http://www.connectedhomemag.com/HomeOffice/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=43959
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| | super minicomputer from FOLDOC |
| | The DEC PDP-8 was a minicomputer, the PDP-11 could be a minicomputer or a super minicomputer depending upon the sub-model. | | | Any minicomputer distinguished by having intelligent peripherals or multiple processors. | | | Nearby terms: superhighway « SuperJanet « SUPERMAC « super minicomputer » Super Pascal » superpipelined » superprogrammer |
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