minicomputer

IPA: mˈɪnikʌmpjˈutɝ

(computer hardware) A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.

Examples of "minicomputer" in Sentences

Back then a minicomputer was the size of a desk, whereas a microcomputer could fit on top of a desk.
Rather, the machine was sold as a "minicomputer" and was aimed exclusively at electronics hobbyists.
Around 1971, the work was moved to a Univac 1108 machine and then, in 1978, we were fortunate enough to acquire the first VAX/780 minicomputer from the Digital Equipment
Dr. Brilliant's company supplied what was then considered fairly advanced technology: a "minicomputer" that took up most of a modified closet, as well as conferencing software.
That they were able to do this was due to two factors: their coding ability; and the fact that Allen had created a software simulator of the Altair machine that ran on a Harvard minicomputer.
Of course, they were "mini" in name only: Back in the early 1970s, a "minicomputer" was a series of cabinets that dominated a room, made more noise than an asthmatic air conditioner, and had five- and six-figure price tags.
He formed the Digital Equipment Corporation to manufacture and sell computer components, and then he built something radically different from what had existed before: a smaller computer called a minicomputer that interacted directly with the user.