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second-generation computer

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second-generation computer

A computer made of discrete electronic components. In the early 1960s, the IBM 1401 and Honeywell 400 were examples.


second-generation computer [′sek·ənd ‚jen·ə¦rā·shən kəm′pyüd·ər]
(computer science)
A computer characterized by the use of transistors rather than vacuum tubes, the execution of input/output operations simultaneously with calculations, and the use of operating systems.


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Similar techniques are used in Space Micro's second-generation computer, the Proton200k(TM), which offers 4,000 MIPS performance using only 5 Watts of power.
 
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