The brain may be an even more powerful computer than before thought — microscopic branches of brain cells that were once thought to basically serve as mere wiring may actually behave as minicomputers, ...

Two Gordons loom large in the history of computing, and both made observations about the interplay of economics and technology and how they foster progress, which have both been enshrined as laws. We ...

Developed in the very late 60s and through the 70s, the PDP-11 series of minicomputers was quite possibly the single most important computer ever created. The first widely distributed versions of Unix ...

Minicomputers were common in office, commercial, and industrial spaces, bringing computer access to the masses. It also provided local control of computing hardware. Timesharing systems with multiple ...

Gabe Shepherd started a small business with lots of growth potential — and he did it on a computer that could also be described that way. His company, which he launched with some buddies in December, ...

Kenneth Olsen, who died at 84 on Sunday, was a natural disruptor in the early days of computing. At Digital Equipment Corp., Olsen’s minicomputers undercut the costs of IBM’s mainframe computers and ...

Burnett, G. J., and R. L. Nolan. "At Last, Major Roles for Minicomputers." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 3 (May–June 1975).

Gene editing can turn living cells into minicomputers that can read, write and perform complex calculations. The technology could track what happens inside the body over time. DNA computers have been ...