minicomputer

Noun

Meaning

a digital computer of medium size

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A Data General SuperNova S/200 minicomputer served as the maintenance control unit (MCU), which was used to feed the Cray Operating System into the system at boot time, to monitor the CPU during use, and optionally as a front-end computer. Source: Internet

Although it was not the first 32-bit minicomputer, the VAX-11/780's combination of features, price, and marketing almost immediately propelled it to a leadership position in the market after it was released in 1978. Source: Internet

As a side effect, punched tape became a popular medium for low cost minicomputer data and program storage, and it was common to find a selection of tapes containing useful programs in most minicomputer installations. Source: Internet

During the 1980s, minicomputer -based systems grew more sophisticated and were able to displace the lower-end of the mainframes. Source: Internet

However, the NCR Century 8200 was a 16-bit minicomputer, onto which several data entry terminals could be hooked up. Source: Internet

Also, the multiuser OSs of today are often either inspired by, or directly descended from, minicomputer OSs. Source: Internet

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