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A minicomputer is type of a computer with small size and simple features, developed in mid-1960s. Minicomputers located between mainframes and micro computers. It contains the components "processor, motherboard, ram, storage, network connection, image-audio transfer and power connection". It has smaller dimensions due to the difference in the architecture of the components. The cenral processing unit (CPU) of the minicomputers includes integrated semiconductor chips that performs all of the aritmetics and logical processes.This processor connects to the server when processing compute-intensive tasks or high workloads. It is also a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously. Minicomputers are more portable than others and The minicomputer size ranges between 7 to 12 inches in width or less than 7 inches. It is needs to a mouse, keyboard and monitor to use the minicomputer.Minicomputers can perform many of functions that a regular computer can. Therefore it can be used in almost every field. There are some advantages of the minicomputers. These advantages are listed below.

ADVANTAGES
 * Minicomputer consumes less energy compared to the normal computers.
 * It takes up less space and can be carried more easily.
 * It is cheaper than desktop computers.
 * It offers high performance with its hardware and software features.

History
Minicomputers were developed in the mid1960s.At that time, computers were the size of a room and there was a need to use small computers.In the 1950s, there were small machines that looked like minicomputers but these were not general purpose and were designed for a specific role. That's why it wasn't considered a minicomputer. The first minicomputer which was developed was known as Digital Equipment Corporation and it was made by using transistors and it costs from the US $16000. So; The PDP-8, developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1965, was the first commercially successful minicomputer. PDP-8 became the most common minicomputer ever. In the 1970s, many companies like DEC, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, started to production minicomputers. With the introduction of personal computers in the 1980s, minicomputers lost popularity.but nowadays minicomputers; It is used in industrial control structures, medical research centers and many other areas.