minicomputer

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Using a PDP-1 minicomputer and a 1024 x 1024 pixel CRT display, Russell and his colleagues programmed a game in which two spacecraft duke it out in the gravitational well of a star.

From The Verge • Jul. 29, 2022

So was Ken Olsen, innovator of the interactive minicomputer.

From US News • Apr. 30, 2016

Digital Equipment Corp., a once-dominant, now-defunct minicomputer firm, seeded high-tech startups with executives in the Boston area.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2015

For all I know, there were must-go mainframe computer shows in the 1950s, and I’ve heard that there were vital semiconductor and minicomputer conferences in the 1960s.

From Forbes • Oct. 4, 2012

While I waited for my turn, I saw several people pulled out of line when the scanner found a subcutaneous minicomputer or a voice-controlled phone installed as a tooth replacement.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline