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Edgar series
In 1964, IBM announced the first group of machines built with integrated circuits, which was named Edgar series. -
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What happens during the 3 generation?
This is what happened in (1964-1971) which comprises of the third generation of computers. -Lower electricity consumption
-Appreciable reduction of the space occupied by the device
-Increased reliability and flexibility
-Teleprocess
-Multiprogramming
-Renewal of peripherals
-It was calculated π (number Pi) with 500 thousand decimals.
-They began to use integrated circuits and chips. More information:
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IBM 360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978.[1] It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large, both commercial and scientific More information:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_S/360 A video with information to:
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The CDC
The CDC 6600 was the first supercomputer in history. Designed in 1965 by Seymour Cray and manufactured by Control Data Corporation. It was an improved version of the CDC 6400 computer. It was used primarily for the investigation of high-energy nuclear physics. More information:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_6600 Video:
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The PDP-8
The PDP-8 (Programmed Data Processor - 8), was the first commercially successful minicomputer, with more than 50,000 units sold. It was created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in April 1965,. More information:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-8 Video:
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PDP-11
PDP-11 was a computer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corp. in the 1970s and 1980s, belonging to the PDP series. It was the first minicomputer to interconnect all elements of the system - processor, memory and peripheral - to a single communication bus, bidirectional, asynchronous. More in:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-11
