It was a "minicomputer". Nowadays they are called "midrange" computers and nearly extinct. They were general purpose computers, used for all kinds of of operati

It was a "minicomputer". Nowadays they are called "midrange" computers and nearly extinct. They were general purpose computers, used for all kinds of of operations/calculations. Most minicomputers landed in companies/departments too small to afford a mainframe and where used for inventory, POS, bookkeeping, payroll, etc.