ICs with SSI and
MSI technologies
• Larger magnetic
cores memory
• Larger capacity
disk and
magnetic tapes
secondary
storage
• Minicomputer;
upward
compatible family
of computer
• Timesharing
operating
system
• Standardizati
on of highlevel
programming
languages
• Unbundling
of software
form
hardware
• Faster,
smaller, more
reliable,
easier and
cheaper to
produce
• Commercially,
easier to use,
and easier to
upgrade than
previous
generation
systems
• Scientific,
commercial
and
interactive on
line
application
• IBM 360/370
• PDP-8
• PDP-11
• CDC 6600