Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
A. PDP-1, 1959
B. 1MB System/36, 1960
C. PDP-11 1961
D. VAX 11/780, 1962
E. None of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
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.This Question Belongs to Computer Fundamentals >> Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous
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