THIRD GENERATION (1964 - 1975)
The development of the Integrated Circuit was the hallmark of
the third generation of computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on
silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and
efficiency of computers.
Instead of punched cards and printouts,
users interacted with third generation computers through keyboards and monitors
and interfaced with an operating system, which allowed the device to run many
different applications at one time with a central program that monitored the
memory. Computers for the first time became accessible to a mass audience
because they were smaller and cheaper than their predecessors.
IMPORTANT
MACHINES:
IBM System/360 &
IBM 370, PDP-8, DEC, UNIVAC 1108, UNIVAC 9000.
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1 comments:
A clear and informative overview of the third generation of computers. The article effectively highlights how the introduction of integrated circuits transformed computing by making computers faster, smaller, more efficient, and accessible to a wider audience. It also provides useful insight into the evolution from punched cards to keyboards, monitors, and operating systems, showing how this period laid an important foundation for modern computing.
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