Labels:crt screen | daily | dining table | hakham | monitor | person | plant | potted plant | sky | table | tv | windowpane OCR: IN FO WEE -33 Minicomputers In 1957 Kenneth Olsen and Harland Anderson formed company called Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Their original objective was to grab lIce IBM': business market and sell million- dollar mainframes Financial realities prev ailed however and new plan emerged- slightly scaled down computer and sell it for $125. ,000 to scientific and engineering markets DEC computers proved succes sful even in other markets and 1969 the era of miniskirts anc miniseries these computers were universally referred to as "minicomputers The boor Computer: History of the Information Machine Aq Campbell-Kelly and Aspray (Basic Books 1996) cont ains good history minicomputers on the Web you can tour Carl Friend's mini- computer museum at wwwultranet. com/ -engelbrt/carl/museum Today' mi ...
