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We miss the days when computers looked like computers. You know, blinking lights, rows of switches, and cryptic displays. [Phil Tipping] must miss those days too since he built PlasMa, a “mini ...

In this explainer, we’ll look at the IBM mainframe computer—what it is, how it works, and why it’s still going strong after over 50 years. Setting the stage ...

Starting in the late 1950s and lasting for several decades, the most common form of computing was based on mainframe computers. The first major blow to the dominance of mainframes came from the ...

Before 1980, IBM made only mini and mainframe computers. The old-line firm just wasn't sure that the fledgling microcomputer market would be at all profitable.

The Totally 80s Rewind exhibit in Seattle’s Living Computers: ... but the focus is on the vintage technology from microcomputers to mainframe and mini computers.

Networking was the exclusive domain of hugely expensive mini and mainframe computers using the hulking water-cooled communications front end processors housed in 7-foot high (sometimes bulletproof ...

1. Easier to roll out. Gone are the days where you have to book a room or a lorry to carry dozens of desktop computers around. Mini PC weigh far less and take a smaller space than their PC cousins.