Events Tagged: "minicomputer"

Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson found Digital Equipment Corporation with $70,000 - future minicomputer leader

DEC introduces PDP-1 designed by Gordon Bell - $120,000 interactive computer with display, starts minicomputer era

DEC introduces PDP-8 for $18,000 - first mass-produced minicomputer, sells 50,000 units

Term 'minicomputer' widely adopted for computers under $25,000 - new market segment established

DEC introduces PDP-11 - most successful minicomputer line, influences all modern computer architectures

DEC introduces VAX-11/780 - 32-bit minicomputer extends PDP-11 architecture, dominates 1980s