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2. List of computer size categories - Wikipedia

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   This list of computer size categories attempts to list commonly used categories of computer by the physical size of the device and its chassis or case, in descending order of size. One generation's "supercomputer" is the next generation's "mainframe", and a "PDA" does not have the same set of functions as a "laptop", but the list still has ...

3. Minicomputer - Wikipedia

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   Data General Nova, serial number 1, on display at the Computer History Museum. A minicomputer, or colloquially mini, is a type of general-purpose computer mostly developed from the mid-1960s [1] [2], built significantly smaller and sold at a much lower price than mainframe [3] and mid-size computers from IBM and its direct competitors.

4. List of computer system manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Left the computer business; still active in monitor business [16] [17] Vigor Gaming — United States: 2004: 2010: Bankruptcy: VoodooPC — United States: 1991: 2009: Acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2006; brand retired in 2009: VTech — Hong Kong: 1976: 1997: Spun off computer division as PC Partner: Walton Group — Bangladesh: 1977: Un­known ...

5. Midrange computer - Wikipedia

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   Midrange computers, or midrange systems, were a class of computer systems that fell in between mainframe computers and microcomputers. [1] [failed verification]This class of machine emerged in the 1960s, with models from Digital Equipment Corporation (PDP lines), Data General (), and Hewlett-Packard (HP 2100 and HP 3000) widely used in science and research as well as for business - and ...

6. Subnotebook - Wikipedia

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   Sizes of classic subnotebooks (2001's ThinkPad s30, 10.4") and early netbooks (2008's Eee PC 901, 8.9"); note to reduced keycaps size. As typical laptop sizes have decreased over the course of the 2010s, and other distinguishing features have become mainstream, the distinction between regular-size and 'subnotebook' laptops has largely disappeared.

7. History of laptops - Wikipedia

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   R2E CCMC Portal laptop. The portable microcomputer "Portal", of the French company R2E Micral CCMC, officially appeared in September 1980 at the Sicob show in Paris.The Portal was a portable microcomputer designed and marketed by the studies and developments department of the French firm R2E Micral in 1980 at the request of the company CCMC specializing in payroll and accounting.

8. Superminicomputer - Wikipedia

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   Companies that sold mainframe computers began to offer machines in the same price and performance range as superminicomputers. [10] By the mid-1980s microprocessors with the hardware architecture of superminicomputers were used to produce scientific and engineering workstations. [11] The minicomputer industry then declined through the early ...

9. Mainframe computer - Wikipedia

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   A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, [1] is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.