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| − | A ''' | + | A '''supermini''' (formally '''super-minicomputer''') was the name for a category of mid-sized computers which were, as the name implies, more powerful than a traditional [[minicomputer]], but were not as large or as powerful as a [[mainframe]]. They had a brief period of popularity, before [[personal computer]]s took over the world. They were typically [[:Category:32-bit Computers|32-bit computers]]; usually used in [[time-sharing]] mode. |
| − | About the earliest, and very successful, one was the [[VAX-11/780]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]], but the [[Data General Eclipse]] was another early one. The | + | About the earliest, and very successful, one was the [[VAX-11/780]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]], but the [[Data General Eclipse MV]] was another early one. The supermini was soon obsoleted during the late 1980s by smaller and faster [[microcomputer]]-based machines, to the great distress to manufacturers like DEC. |
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 22 December 2023
A supermini (formally super-minicomputer) was the name for a category of mid-sized computers which were, as the name implies, more powerful than a traditional minicomputer, but were not as large or as powerful as a mainframe. They had a brief period of popularity, before personal computers took over the world. They were typically 32-bit computers; usually used in time-sharing mode.
About the earliest, and very successful, one was the VAX-11/780 from DEC, but the Data General Eclipse MV was another early one. The supermini was soon obsoleted during the late 1980s by smaller and faster microcomputer-based machines, to the great distress to manufacturers like DEC.
