1. Minicomputers generally fit into one or a few refrigerator-sized racks.

2. Other companies began to offer commercial versions of Unix for their own minicomputers and workstations.

3. These pushdown automatons were also implemented in minicomputers and microprocessors later, which influenced programming language design.

4. It was ported to many other platforms, such as mainframes (MVS), minicomputers (VMS), workstations (UNIX), OS/2, the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and the Sinclair QL.

5. IBM first promoted the term "personal computer" to differentiate themselves from other microcomputers, often called "home computers", and also IBM's own mainframes and minicomputers.