On Tue, 17 Aug 2010, Tom Gardner wrote:
IMHO the IBM 1130 introduced in 1965 is an early if
not the first
minicomputer. To quote the 1965 IBM announcement:
"The desk-sized 1130 is designed for individual use by engineers, scientists
The LGP-30 was there 10 years before and even smaller than an 1130.
Christian