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A minicomputer is a type of computer that possesses most of the features and capabilities of a large computer but is smaller in physical size.

A minicomputer fills the space between the mainframe and microcomputer, and is smaller than the former but larger than the latter. It also has a terminal. terminal is a device in which keyboard and monitor are integrated together

Minicomputers are mainly used as small or mid-range servers operating business and scientific applications. However, the use of the term minicomputer has diminished and has merged with servers.

A minicomputer may also be called a mid-range computer.

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  • PDP-8

    A PDP-11, model 40, an early member of DECs 16-bit minicomputer family, on display at the Vienna Technical Museum

  • Raytheon RDS 500 configured as Com*MAND II seismic processing system

    Raytheon RDS 500 seismic processing system in Benghazi in 1978

  • RDS 704 onsite seismic processing system

    Raytheon RDS 704 onsite seismic processing system in Mogadishu in 1974

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Minicomputadora para niños

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