Before microcomputers, we had minicomputers (they didn’t take up an entire room). The most important one was the DEC PDP 11 series.

Before microcomputers, we had minicomputers (they didn’t take up an entire room). The most important one was the DEC PDP 11 series.

My first assembler experience was programming the PDP 11-3; my entire department timeshared a PDP 11-70.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/a-brief-tour-of-the-pdp-11-the-most-influential-minicomputer-of-all-time/