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In 1965, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) unveiled the PDP-8, the first commercial minicomputer, a computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer. It was a breakthrough in low-cost design, allowing DEC to offer a computer for under $20K. DEC was acquired in 1998 by Compaq, which merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002. |
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Review: A Computer History |
CDC 6600 IBM System/360 PDP-8 Universal Automatic Computer |
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My wife does this cute thing now and then where she goes out shopping for next year’s yard sale items. |