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Computer Fundamentals · Q939

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Q939

Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

A.
PDP-1, 1959
Answer
B.
1MB System/36, 1960
C.
PDP-11 1961
D.
VAX 11/780, 1962
E.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) is the first computer in Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP series and was first produced in 1959. It is famous for being the computer most important in the creation of hacker culture at MIT, BBN and elsewhere. The PDP-1 is the original hardware for playing history's first game on a minicomputer, Steve Russell's Spacewar.