What was the 3rd generation of computer?
The 3rd generation computers replaced transistors with ‘Integrated Circuits’ known popularly as chips.The ‘Integrated Circuits’ or I.C. was inverted by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments in 1958. An I.C. is wafer thin slice of extremely purified silicon crystals.A single I.C. has many transistors,resistors and capicitors along with the associated circuritry encapsulated in a small package with many leads. From small scale integrated (SSI) circuits which had about 10 transistors per chip,techonology developed to medium scale integrated,(MSI) circuits with 100 transistors per chip. The 3rd generation computers using intregated circuits proved to be highly reliable,relatively inexpensive,and faster.Less human labour is required at assembly stage.Example of some main frame computers developed during this generation are : IBM-360 series,ICL-1900 series,IBM-370/168,ICL-2900, Honeywell Model 316,Honeywell -6000 series.Some mini frame computers developed during this phase are :ICL-2903 manufactur
