Difference between revisions of "Super-minicomputer"

From Computer History Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Fill a hole)
 
m (Avoid redir)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
'''Super-minicomputer''' was the name for a class of computers which had a brief period of popularity, before [[personal computer]]s took over the world. They were, as the name implies, very high end [[minicomputer]]s; usually used in [[time-sharing]] mode.
 
'''Super-minicomputer''' was the name for a class of computers which had a brief period of popularity, before [[personal computer]]s took over the world. They were, as the name implies, very high end [[minicomputer]]s; usually used in [[time-sharing]] mode.
  
About the earliest one was the [[VAX-11/780]] from [[DEC]], but the [[Data General Eclipse]] was another early one.
+
About the earliest one was the [[VAX-11/780]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]], but the [[Data General Eclipse]] was another early one.
  
 
{{semi-stub}}
 
{{semi-stub}}

Revision as of 13:49, 22 December 2023

Super-minicomputer was the name for a class of computers which had a brief period of popularity, before personal computers took over the world. They were, as the name implies, very high end minicomputers; usually used in time-sharing mode.

About the earliest one was the VAX-11/780 from DEC, but the Data General Eclipse was another early one.

See also