The third generation was from 1965 to 1970. The third generation of computers was characterized by their use of integrated circuits which caused computers to be more affordable than the computers in the previous two generations. During this generation, the Digital Equipment Corporation introduced the first commercially successful computer. The computers in this generation would run multiple programs for multiple users at the same time; the computers were smaller, lighter, and more power efficient. In this generation, transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips called semiconductors, which increased the speed and efficiency of computers by a drastic amount. The third generation was basically the turning point in our lives of computers; punch cards and printouts were switched to keyboards and monitors interfaced with an operating system. Computers at this time became more accessible.
The UNIX operating system was invented in this generation in 1969 by programmers Kenneth Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. UNIX was one of the first computers to be written in a language called C. This program could be installed on any computer for which a C compiler existed. There ended up to be many different versions of UNIX. UNIX has become a leading operating system for workstations but less popular in the PC market.
PASCAL was built in this generation. Niklaus Wirth developed this programming language in the late 1960s. Pascal is structured; programmers have to program methodically and carefully. This language was named after Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth century French mathematician who constructed one of the first mechanical adding machines.
The IBM 360 was delivered in 1965 by IBM. It was a family of six computers and their peripherals. It was originally introduced in 1964 with transistors but changed to integrated circuits in 1965.
The UNIX operating system was invented in this generation in 1969 by programmers Kenneth Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. UNIX was one of the first computers to be written in a language called C. This program could be installed on any computer for which a C compiler existed. There ended up to be many different versions of UNIX. UNIX has become a leading operating system for workstations but less popular in the PC market.
PASCAL was built in this generation. Niklaus Wirth developed this programming language in the late 1960s. Pascal is structured; programmers have to program methodically and carefully. This language was named after Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth century French mathematician who constructed one of the first mechanical adding machines.
The IBM 360 was delivered in 1965 by IBM. It was a family of six computers and their peripherals. It was originally introduced in 1964 with transistors but changed to integrated circuits in 1965.