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'''Prime Computer''' (often spelled '''PR1ME''', as a marketing gimmick) was a builder of high-end [[minicomputer]]s (with [[virtual memory]]), and later [[supermini]]s, which came with an [[operating system]] inspired by [[Multics]] (on which several of the founders of Prime had worked) - although the system, [[PRIMOS]], was written in [[FORTRAN]]! | '''Prime Computer''' (often spelled '''PR1ME''', as a marketing gimmick) was a builder of high-end [[minicomputer]]s (with [[virtual memory]]), and later [[supermini]]s, which came with an [[operating system]] inspired by [[Multics]] (on which several of the founders of Prime had worked) - although the system, [[PRIMOS]], was written in [[FORTRAN]]! | ||
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Revision as of 08:57, 7 July 2025
Prime Computer (often spelled PR1ME, as a marketing gimmick) was a builder of high-end minicomputers (with virtual memory), and later superminis, which came with an operating system inspired by Multics (on which several of the founders of Prime had worked) - although the system, PRIMOS, was written in FORTRAN!
The first product - the Prime 200 - was a clone of the Honeywell 516.
