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description: "The 1960s were mainly the years of mainframes and minicomputers. In this section, we cover the operating systems for minicomputers only."
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# 1960s

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The 1960s were mainly the years of mainframes and minicomputers. In this section, we cover the operating systems for minicomputers only. Mainframe operating systems are covered in [this blog post](/blog/mainframe-operating-system-of-1960s/). It contains links to external sites with instructions on how to install those operating systems in emulators.

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<sup><a href="#1" id="footnote1">1</a></sup> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pdp7-oslo-2005.jpeg">en:User:Toresbe</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sa/1.0/">CC SA 1.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons