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THIRD GENERATION (1964 Principle)
In 1964, IBM announced the first group of machines built with integrated circuits, which was named Edgar series. These third-generation computers completely replaced the second-generation computers, introducing a new way of programming that is still maintained in today's large computers. -
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First computer with name IBM 360 of 3º generation.
The main computer in this period was the IBM 360, published in 1965 and the first minicomputer was the PDP-8 of Digital Equipment Corporation. -
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PDP 8 (Programmed Data Processor-8)
It was the first commercially successful minicomputer, with more than 50,000 units sold. It was created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in April 1965. -
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TDC-316 (Torpedo Data Computer)
The Torpedo data computer was an old electromechanical analog computer used for the torpedo of fire control in American submarines during World War II. -
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The Honeywell 6000 series
The Honeywell 6000 series computers were modified versions of the General Electric 600 series mainframes manufactured by Honeywell International, Inc. from 1970 to 1989. -
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Last coputer with name IBM 370/168 create in 3º generation
In 1971, the American Intel Corporation launched the first complete processor in an integrated circuit. But the third generation of computers continued until the seventies of the twentieth century. The IBM 370 series, 7000 Burroughs series, the UNIVAC 1100 family, the CDC 7000 series and the Honeywell-Bull DPS line appeared. -
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3rd generation (1971 End)
It was the end of the third generation of computers giving the fourth generation of computers start.
