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Supermini is a class of minicomputer with high performance. It was used mainly to differentiate the emerging 32-bit minis from the classical 16-bit minicomputer. The term is now largely obsolete. Significant superminis: Norsk Data Nord-5, first supermini in 1972 Norsk Data Nord-50, 1975 DEC VAX, 1978 Norsk Data ND-500, 1981 Norsk Data ND-570/CX, fastest supermini in 1983, at 7.1 Whetstone MIPS
Significant superminis: