Iron Age

history In the history of computing, 1961-1971 - the

formative era of commercial mainframe technology, when

ferrite core memory dinosaurs ruled the earth. The Iron

Age began, ironically enough, with the delivery of the first

minicomputer (the PDP-1) and ended with the introduction

of the first commercial microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in

1971.

See also Stone Age; compare elder days.

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(2003-09-27)