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==Terminology==
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'''Desk-size Computers''', as a slang of '''MiniComputers''' due to their size and usual appearance, are a type of smaller general-purpose computer with size, price, and extensibility less than a mainframe computer, but still higher than microcomputers, later commonly known as personal computers (PCs). Usage and demands of minicomputers have greatly shrunk and are being taken over by PC-based server clusters over the years, but some of them are still serving irreplaceable roles for their high reliability and extensibility.
 
  
'''Supercomputers''' are computers specifically built for high-performance mathematical/scientific calculation with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer.
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'''Mainframes''' are high-performance computers with large amounts of memory and data processors that process billions of simple calculations and transactions in real-time. A mainframe computer is critical to commercial databases, transaction servers, and applications that require high resiliency, security, and agility. Like minicomputers, usage and demands have greatly shrunk and are being taken over by PC-based server clusters over the years, but some of them are still serving irreplaceable roles for their high reliability, extensibility, and less hassle for handling distributed computing in clusters.
 
 
 
Notice that the identification and distinction between PC-based clusters/servers, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers aren't based on size, performance, or price, but system architecture, extensibility, and reliability; As integrated circuit technology evolves, a mainframe could be the size of a minicomputer (e.g. IBM System 390 Integrated Server 3006), a minicomputer could be a size of a relatively big personal computer/PC based server (e.g. IBM i5 515), while a regular laptop PC could achieve the performance of multi-million dollar mainframe in 1980s just by emulating it.
 
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|+ Comparison
 
! Category
 
! Mainframe
 
! Minicomputer
 
! PC
 
! PC-based cluster
 
! Supercomputer
 
|-
 
|System Architecture
 
|Large scaled, sophisticated, self-contained devices interconnected with a proprietary bus
 
|Between PC and mainframe, some devices are self-contained and directly interconnected while others rely on the central processor and system bus
 
|Most to all components rely on the motherboard, central processor, power supply, and system bus
 
|Large amounts of self-contained PCs interconnected with Ethernet or other networking standards e.g. InfiniBand
 
|Large amounts of computation nodes interconnected with a proprietary bus, while each node may or may not be self-contained
 
|-
 
|Statistic Reliability
 
|Exceeding 99.99999% uptime per year; individual components failing won't cause performance or capacity issues
 
|99.999% to 99.9999% uptime per year; individual components failing may cripple performance or capacity, but won't affect current tasks (unless some critical components)
 
|Poorly built ones could run into trouble every few hours under a high burden; unplanned downtime of proper prebuilt servers is around a few minutes to 1 hour per month; individual components failing always break all current tasks
 
|Varies (usually less than 99.9999% per year) depending on SLAs and configuration; each node follows the failure model of regular PC-based servers; nodes failing may cripple performance or capacity, but won't affect current tasks
 
|Not a priority, some supercomputers even run periodically every day; nodes failing may cripple performance or capacity, and may break current tasks
 
|-
 
|Servicability
 
|Most of the components and devices including critical ones are hot swappable without prerequisites; swapping components and devices won't interrupt current tasks
 
|Critical components are hot swappable after a proper stopping procedure, while peripherals may be hot swappable without prerequisites; swapping components and devices may interrupt current tasks
 
|Some peripherals are hot swappable after a proper stopping procedure, while critical components aren't; swapping components almost always interrupts current tasks
 
|Nodes are hot swappable with or without a proper stopping procedure, while components of each node follow regular PCs; swapping nodes won't interrupt current tasks
 
|Nodes are hot swappable with or without a proper stopping procedure, while components inside nodes may not even be serviceable depending on the actual design; swapping nodes may interrupt current tasks
 
|-
 
|Redundancy
 
|Multiple redundancy and backup at components and devices level; device-as-a-whole level redundancy is optional and seldom used
 
|Redundancy at components and devices level; device-as-a-whole level redundancy is optional and sometimes used
 
|Data and power redundancy could be achieved by practices and external devices like RAID, ECC RAM, UPS etc., otherwise no. Device-as-a-whole level redundancy is always used if better reliability needed
 
|Redundancy relying on large amounts of nodes, each node itself is not redundant; Software has to be programmed in a way to handle tasking reordering and data consistency in case of node failing
 
|Not a priority; nodes aren't redundant and software seldom considers node failing as tasks are usually parallel to make use of peak performance
 
|-
 
|Extensibility
 
|Highly customizable and capable as each device is self-contained
 
|Highly customizable and capable but more restrictions
 
|Restricted; All components relying on the central processor, power supply, and system bus; direct communication between peripherals are usually not possible
 
|Extension of scale relies on adding nodes
 
|Extension of scale relies on adding nodes
 
|-
 
|Compatibility
 
|Highly concerned; OS is running on top of HAL/LIC so changes of system architecture won't affect OS; OS is designed to be always API/ABI stable
 
|Highly concerned; OS is running on top of HAL/LIC so changes of system architecture won't affect OS; OS is designed to be always API/ABI stable
 
|Concerned but based on system architecture (PC/AT & x86) not changing much over the years; OS are architecture and hardware dependent and aren't always designed to be API/ABI stable
 
|Same as PC; programs have to be reworked if not designed with distributed computing in mind
 
|Least concerned; programs are usually specifically built for specific supercomputer; sometimes supercomputers are even built for a specific task (e.g. Anton series)
 
|}
 
</div>
 
  
==List of Desk-size computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes==
 
<div style="max-width:100%; overflow:auto;">
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
|+ Desk-size computers / Supercomputers / Mainframes
 
 
! Model
 
! Model
 
! Year
 
! Year
 
! [[MAME]] support
 
! [[MAME]] support
 
! ROMs
 
! ROMs
! Description / Emulators / Other  
+
! Other
 
|- id="A"
 
|- id="A"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''A''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''A''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
|-
 
|Analytical Engine by Charles Babbage
 
|1837
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[https://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/contents.html Simulator], [[wikipedia:Analytical_Engine|Wikipedia]]
 
|-
 
|Analytical Engine by Percy Ludgate
 
|1909
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[[wikipedia:Percy_Ludgate#Work_on_analytical_engine|Wikipedia]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Apollo Guidance Computer
 
|Apollo Guidance Computer
 
|1966
 
|1966
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo Virtual AGC], [https://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html Moonjs]
 
|[http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo Virtual AGC], [https://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html Moonjs]
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|AT&T 3B Series
 
|AT&T 3B Series
 
|1982
 
|1982
| style="background: Red;"| Preliminary
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Atomic Energy Authority Witch
 
|Atomic Energy Authority Witch
 
|1948
 
|1948
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1235 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1235 Old Computers]
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|BBN Butterfly
 
|BBN Butterfly
 
|~ 1980s
 
|~ 1980s
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Bell Labs Model V
 
|Bell Labs Model V
 
|1946
 
|1946
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Bombe
 
|Bombe
 
|1940
 
|1940
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:Bombe|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombe Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Bendix G-15
 
|Bendix G-15
 
|1956
 
|1956
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Bull Gamma Tambour
 
|Bull Gamma Tambour
 
|1955
 
|1955
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://vincent.joguin.com/ Gamma EmulaTion]
 
|[http://vincent.joguin.com/ Gamma EmulaTion]
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|Buromaschinenwerke Zella-Mehlis Cellatron 8205
 
|Buromaschinenwerke Zella-Mehlis Cellatron 8205
 
|1963
 
|1963
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1028 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1028 Old Computers]
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|CDC 160 Series
 
|CDC 160 Series
 
|1960
 
|1960
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC 1604
 
|CDC 1604
 
|1960
 
|1960
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC 3000 Series
 
|CDC 3000 Series
 
|1963
 
|1963
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC 6000 Series
 
|CDC 6000 Series
 
|1964
 
|1964
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC 7600
 
|CDC 7600
 
|1967
 
|1967
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC Cyber
 
|CDC Cyber
 
|1984
 
|1984
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|CDC Star-100
 
|CDC Star-100
 
|1974
 
|1974
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Compumedic Analog Computer
 
|Compumedic Analog Computer
 
|1971
 
|1971
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1107 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1107 Old Computers]
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|Convex C3800
 
|Convex C3800
 
|1991
 
|1991
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=983 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=983 Old Computers]
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|Cray Research C90
 
|Cray Research C90
 
|1991
 
|1991
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research Cray-1
 
|Cray Research Cray-1
 
|1975
 
|1975
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research Cray-2
 
|Cray Research Cray-2
 
|1985
 
|1985
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research EL90
 
|Cray Research EL90
 
|1993
 
|1993
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research J90
 
|Cray Research J90
 
|1994
 
|1994
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research T3D
 
|Cray Research T3D
 
|1993
 
|1993
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=991 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=991 Old Computers]
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|Cray Research T90
 
|Cray Research T90
 
|1995
 
|1995
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research X-MP
 
|Cray Research X-MP
 
|1982
 
|1982
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 +
|
 
|
 
|
|[https://github.com/andrastantos/cray-sim cray-sim]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Cray Research XMS
 
|Cray Research XMS
 
|1990
 
|1990
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Cray Research Y-MP
 
|Cray Research Y-MP
 
|1988 (Y-MP)<br />1992 (Y-MP EL)
 
|1988 (Y-MP)<br />1992 (Y-MP EL)
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 +
|
 
|
 
|
|[https://github.com/andrastantos/cray-sim cray-sim]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Csiro Csirac
 
|Csiro Csirac
 
|1949
 
|1949
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 +
|
 
|
 
|
|[https://cis.unimelb.edu.au/about/csirac/emulator CSIRAC Emulator]
 
 
|- id="D"
 
|- id="D"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''D''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''D''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
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|Data General Nova
 
|Data General Nova
 
|1969
 
|1969
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://www.simulogics.com/novajs/index.php Novas Are Forever], [https://github.com/SMerrony/DasherG DasherG]
 
|[http://www.simulogics.com/novajs/index.php Novas Are Forever], [https://github.com/SMerrony/DasherG DasherG]
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|Data General Eclipse
 
|Data General Eclipse
 
|1974
 
|1974
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://www.simulogics.com/novajs/index.php Novas Are Forever], [https://github.com/SMerrony/mvemg mvemg]
 
|[http://www.simulogics.com/novajs/index.php Novas Are Forever], [https://github.com/SMerrony/mvemg mvemg]
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|Datatron 205
 
|Datatron 205
 
|1954
 
|1954
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://github.com/pkimpel/retro-205 Retro 205]
 
|[https://github.com/pkimpel/retro-205 Retro 205]
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|DEC PDP-8
 
|DEC PDP-8
 
|1965
 
|1965
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=780 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=780 Old Computers]
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| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''E''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''E''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
|-
 
|-
|EDSAC
+
|English Electric Deuce
|1947
+
|1955
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 +
|
 
|
 
|
|[https://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~edsac Simulator], [http://www.tnmoc.org/special-projects/edsac Edsac Replica Project]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Elliot 803 / Elliot 903B
 
|Elliot 803 / Elliot 903B
 
|1961
 
|1961
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.peteronion.org.uk/Elliott Peter Onion], [https://github.com/hxw/Elliott-803 hxw's repository], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/elliott803 Simulation]
 
|[https://www.peteronion.org.uk/Elliott Peter Onion], [https://github.com/hxw/Elliott-803 hxw's repository], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/elliott803 Simulation]
|-
 
|English Electric Deuce
 
|1955
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Evans & Sutherland ES-1
 
|Evans & Sutherland ES-1
 
|1986
 
|1986
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
|- id="F"
 +
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''F''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
|-
 
|-
|Evans & Sutherland ESIG-2000
+
|Fairlight CMI Digital Audio Workstation Series
|1991
+
|1979
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|Developed by Evans & Sutherland, the ESIG-2000 was designed for<br/>simulations and high-end 3D Graphics<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061016053204/http://vr-atlantis.com/vr_systems_guide/15.html</ref>
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI Wikipedia]<br />[https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/fairlight-cmi-retrozone Sound On Sound]<br />[https://www.katebushencyclopedia.com/fairlight-cmi Kate Bush Encyclopedia]
|- id="F"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''F''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Ferranti-Packard 6000
 
|Ferranti-Packard 6000
 
|1962
 
|1962
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Ferranti Atlas
 
|Ferranti Atlas
 
|1962
 
|1962
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Ferranti Mark 1
 
|Ferranti Mark 1
 
|1951
 
|1951
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Ferranti Pegasus 1 / 2
 
|Ferranti Pegasus 1 / 2
 
|1956 to 1959
 
|1956 to 1959
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.computerconservationsociety.org/software/pegasus/base.htm PegEm]
 
|[https://www.computerconservationsociety.org/software/pegasus/base.htm PegEm]
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|Ferranti Titan
 
|Ferranti Titan
 
|1964
 
|1964
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|-
 
|Fujitsu Facom M series
 
|1974
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[https://www.fujitsu.com/jp/products/computing/servers/mainframe/gs21/solution/7-pxm/ OSIV/XSP Enabling Kit for PRIMEQUEST PC-Based Server]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Fujitsu Facom VP series
 
|Fujitsu Facom VP series
 
|1982
 
|1982
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Fujitsu Numerical Wind Tunnel
 
|Fujitsu Numerical Wind Tunnel
 
|1993
 
|1993
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|Fujitsu VP2000 series
 
|Fujitsu VP2000 series
 
|1990
 
|1990
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|- id="G"
 
|- id="G"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''G''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''G''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
|-
 
|General Electric GE-200 series
 
|1961 (GE-225)<br />1963 (GE-215)<br />1964 (GE-205)<br />1964 (GE-235)
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|General Electric GE-600 series
 
|1963
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Goodyear MPP
 
|Goodyear MPP
 
|1983
 
|1983
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
|-
 
|GRI Corporation GRI-909 / GRI-99
 
|1969
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com SIMH]
 
 
|- id="H"
 
|- id="H"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''H''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''H''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
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|Heathkit EC-1
 
|Heathkit EC-1
 
|1960
 
|1960
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=787 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=787 Old Computers]
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|Honeywell 116 / 316 / 416 / 516
 
|Honeywell 116 / 316 / 416 / 516
 
|1965 to 1969
 
|1965 to 1969
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com SIMH]
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com SIMH]
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|IBM 650
 
|IBM 650
 
|1954
 
|1954
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_650|Wikipedia]]<br/>[https://github.com/snick-a-doo/IBM650 IBM650]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_650 Wikipedia] [https://github.com/snick-a-doo/IBM650 IBM650]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM 701
 
|IBM 701
 
|1952
 
|1952
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_701|Wikipedia]]<br/>[https://basepath.com/new/701/ IBM 701 Emulator]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_701 Wikipedia] [https://basepath.com/new/701/ IBM 701 Emulator]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM 702
 
|IBM 702
 
|1955
 
|1955
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_702|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_702 Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM 704
 
|IBM 704
 
|1954
 
|1954
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_704|Wikipedia]]<br/>[https://github.com/rhobbie/Sim704 Sim704]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_704 Wikipedia] [https://github.com/rhobbie/Sim704 Sim704]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM 1401 / 1620 / 1130 / 7090
 
|IBM 1401 / 1620 / 1130 / 7090
 
|1959 (1401 / 1620 / 7090)
 
|1959 (1401 / 1620 / 7090)
 
1965 (1130)
 
1965 (1130)
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.curiousmarc.com/computing/ibm-1401-mainframe/ibm-1401-programming IBM 1401 Programming] [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH] [https://github.com/moshix/IBM1401 IBM1401]
 
|[https://www.curiousmarc.com/computing/ibm-1401-mainframe/ibm-1401-programming IBM 1401 Programming] [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH] [https://github.com/moshix/IBM1401 IBM1401]
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|IBM AN/FSQ-7
 
|IBM AN/FSQ-7
 
|1958
 
|1958
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1050 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1050 Old Computers]
Line 481: Line 378:
 
|IBM ASCI White
 
|IBM ASCI White
 
|2000
 
|2000
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 487: Line 384:
 
|IBM Harvard Mark I
 
|IBM Harvard Mark I
 
|1944
 
|1944
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=980&st=1 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=980&st=1 Old Computers]
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|IBM NORC
 
|IBM NORC
 
|1954
 
|1954
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_Naval_Ordnance_Research_Calculator|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Naval_Ordnance_Research_Calculator Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM SSEC
 
|IBM SSEC
 
|1948
 
|1948
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:IBM_SSEC|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_SSEC Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM System/3
 
|IBM System/3
 
|1969
 
|1969
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=980&st=1 Old Computers] [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=980&st=1 Old Computers] [http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
|-
 
|IBM System/36
 
|1983
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[https://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/System/36#Why_People_Didn.27t_Migrate Open/36 - probably lost in history]</br>[https://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/System/36#Why_People_Didn.27t_Migrate Infinite36]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IBM System370 / ESA390
 
|IBM System370 / ESA390
 
|1970
 
|1970
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
|
 
| [http://www.hercules-390.org/ Hercules]
 
|-
 
|IBM z Systems
 
|2000
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
| [https://www.ibm.com/products/z-development-test-environment IBM Z Development and Test Environment]<br/>[http://www.hercules-390.org/ Hercules]
 
|-
 
|IBM AS/400 / System i
 
|1988
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20001203025600/http://calsw.com/calsw/baby400.html BABY AS/2000 - probably lost in history]<br/>[https://infinitecorporation.com/infinite-i Infinite i]
 
|-
 
|IBM RS/6000 / System p
 
|1990
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|ICL 2900 Series
 
|1974
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|ICL Series 39
 
|1985
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Intel ASCI Red
 
|Intel ASCI Red
 
|1997
 
|1997
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 559: Line 419:
 
|Intel iPSC Series
 
|Intel iPSC Series
 
|1985
 
|1985
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 565: Line 425:
 
|Intel Paragon
 
|Intel Paragon
 
|1992
 
|1992
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 571: Line 431:
 
|Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) 16 & 32 bits Systems
 
|Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) 16 & 32 bits Systems
 
|1973
 
|1973
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
|- id="L"
+
|- id="K"
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''L''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
+
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''K''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
|-
 
|Librascope AN/ASN-24
 
|1958
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|Librascope L2010
 
|1962
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|Librascope LGP-21
 
|1962
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|Librascope LGP-30
 
|1956
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|Librascope LGP-4000
 
|1960
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Lucasfilm EditDroid
 
|Lucasfilm EditDroid
 
|1984
 
|1984
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 615: Line 445:
 
|Lund University Smil
 
|Lund University Smil
 
|1956
 
|1956
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:SMIL_(computer)|Wikipedia]]<br/>[https://www.smilemu.org/ SMILemu]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMIL_(computer) Wikipedia] [https://www.smilemu.org/ SMILemu]
 
|- id="M"
 
|- id="M"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''M''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''M''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
Line 623: Line 453:
 
|Manchester Atlas
 
|Manchester Atlas
 
|1962
 
|1962
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:Atlas_(computer)|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(computer) Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Manchester ENIAC
 
|Manchester ENIAC
 
|1945
 
|1945
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 635: Line 465:
 
|Manchester Mark I
 
|Manchester Mark I
 
|1949
 
|1949
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 647: Line 477:
 
|Maspar MP-1
 
|Maspar MP-1
 
|1990
 
|1990
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 653: Line 483:
 
|Maspar MP-2
 
|Maspar MP-2
 
|1992
 
|1992
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 659: Line 489:
 
|Meiko Computing Surface
 
|Meiko Computing Surface
 
|1986
 
|1986
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 665: Line 495:
 
|Meiko CS-2
 
|Meiko CS-2
 
|1993
 
|1993
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 671: Line 501:
 
|MIT Whirlwind
 
|MIT Whirlwind
 
|1951
 
|1951
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1047 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1047 Old Computers]
Line 677: Line 507:
 
|MMN Bark
 
|MMN Bark
 
|1950
 
|1950
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:BARK_(computer)|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BARK_(computer) Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MMN Besk
 
|MMN Besk
 
|1953
 
|1953
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:BESK|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BESK Wikipedia]
  
 
|- id="N"
 
|- id="N"
Line 692: Line 522:
 
|NBS Seac
 
|NBS Seac
 
|1950
 
|1950
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 698: Line 528:
 
|NCR Century 8250
 
|NCR Century 8250
 
|~ 1970s
 
|~ 1970s
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 704: Line 534:
 
|nCUBE 2
 
|nCUBE 2
 
|1990
 
|1990
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 710: Line 540:
 
|nCUBE/ten
 
|nCUBE/ten
 
|1985
 
|1985
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
|-
 
|NEC System 3100 Series
 
|1990
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|[https://www.nec-solutioninnovators.co.jp/sl/avx/ A-VX01 Operating System for Windows (as compatibility layer)]<br/>[https://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/office/0055.html IPSJ Museum]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|NEC Earth Simulator
 
|NEC Earth Simulator
 
|2002
 
|2002
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 728: Line 552:
 
|NEC SX series  
 
|NEC SX series  
 
|1985
 
|1985
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 736: Line 560:
 
|Philips P/330
 
|Philips P/330
 
|1978
 
|1978
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=354 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=354 Old Computers]
Line 742: Line 566:
 
|[[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] (computer system)
 
|[[PLATO Computer System|PLATO]] (computer system)
 
|1960
 
|1960
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 750: Line 574:
 
|Royal-Mcbee LGP-30 / LGP-21
 
|Royal-Mcbee LGP-30 / LGP-21
 
|1956
 
|1956
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 758: Line 582:
 
|Scientific Data Systems SDS 940
 
|Scientific Data Systems SDS 940
 
|1966
 
|1966
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
 
|[http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ SIMH]
Line 764: Line 588:
 
|Setun Ternary Computer
 
|Setun Ternary Computer
 
|1958
 
|1958
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s| SGI Altix 3000 Series]]
+
|SGI Altix 3000 Series
 
|2003
 
|2003
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|SGI Origin 3000
 
|2000
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 782: Line 600:
 
|Stantec Zebra
 
|Stantec Zebra
 
|1958
 
|1958
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://sw.ccs.bcs.org/CCs/simulate.htm ZEBRA emulator]
 
|[http://sw.ccs.bcs.org/CCs/simulate.htm ZEBRA emulator]
|-
 
|Strela (ЭВМ Стрела)
 
|1953
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|SWTPc S-Plus
 
|SWTPc S-Plus
 
|1982
 
|1982
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 802: Line 614:
 
|Thinking Machines CM series
 
|Thinking Machines CM series
 
|1987
 
|1987
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 808: Line 620:
 
|Triumph Adler TA-1000
 
|Triumph Adler TA-1000
 
|1973
 
|1973
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1278 Old Computers]
 
|[https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1278 Old Computers]
Line 814: Line 626:
 
|Turing Machine
 
|Turing Machine
 
|1936
 
|1936
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[http://morphett.info/turing/ Simulator]
 
|[http://morphett.info/turing/ Simulator]
Line 822: Line 634:
 
|Univac Larc
 
|Univac Larc
 
|1960
 
|1960
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 828: Line 640:
 
|University of Cambridge Edsac
 
|University of Cambridge Edsac
 
|1947
 
|1947
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~edsac Simulator], [http://www.tnmoc.org/special-projects/edsac Edsac Replica Project]
 
|[https://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~edsac Simulator], [http://www.tnmoc.org/special-projects/edsac Edsac Replica Project]
|-
 
|University of Illinois ILLIAC I
 
|1952
 
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
 
|- id="X"
 
|- id="X"
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''X''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
 
| colspan="5" style="background: #ECECEC;"| '''X''' <small>{{IndexComp}}</small>
Line 842: Line 648:
 
|Xerox Sigma 9
 
|Xerox Sigma 9
 
|1971
 
|1971
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|[https://www.livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers/Mainframes/Xerox-Sigma-9.aspx Living Computers]
 
|[https://www.livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers/Mainframes/Xerox-Sigma-9.aspx Living Computers]
Line 850: Line 656:
 
|Zuse Z1
 
|Zuse Z1
 
|1938
 
|1938
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:Z1_(computer)|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_(computer) Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Zuse Z2
 
|Zuse Z2
 
|1940
 
|1940
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 862: Line 668:
 
|Zuse Z3
 
|Zuse Z3
 
|1941
 
|1941
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:Z3_(computer)|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z3_(computer) Wikipedia]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Zuse Z4
 
|Zuse Z4
 
|1945
 
|1945
| style="background: Gainsboro;"| None
+
| style="background: Grey;"| None
 
|
 
|
|[[wikipedia:Z4_(computer)|Wikipedia]]
+
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z4_(computer) Wikipedia]
 
|}
 
|}
</div>
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
 
==Also See==
 
* [[Android emulators|Android]] / [[iOS emulators|iOS]] - This list dose not include devices that use the iOS or Android, for those, go to their respective pages.
 
* [[List of computers|Laptops / Luggables / Subnotebooks / Workstations / Desktops]] - Some of these classes of computers have been a standard since the late 60s.
 
* [[Miscellaneous Computers]]
 
 
 
----
 
{{NEL}}
 
[[Category:Computers|*]]
 
[[Category:Various Emulation]]
 

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