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Kenneth H. Olsen

Born: 1926
Birthplace: Stratford, Conn.

Magnetic core memory—Olsen and his Digital Equipment Corporation developed the first successful minicomputer. Digital also developed the MicroVAX which placed a minicomputer structure on a single microchip. (1990)

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