Adafruit Fruit Jam – An RP2350 mini computer running classic Macintosh

I guess the era of actual mini computers (which were larger than the typical computer of today which were originally called micro computers) is so far in the past that the term can be reused to mean "machines smaller than current computers"? Nanocomputer would be the consistent naming.

This reminds me, I wanted the class of device that an iPod Touch falls into to be called "nano tablets" for a while in the early 2010s. It bugged me that it was basically a "phone" without the phone part. I hate to think you can only call something by its official branded name. Also, if you're using an actual phone without a SIM, it feels similarly silly to call it a phone.

That being said, I don't recall if anyone else did make something quite like an iPod Touch, and now it's dead as well.

Mini PC seemed to be the term that was being settled on, though I do see mini computer used where I'd expect to see nano computer as well. This is the first time I've seen anyone in tech use the term mini computer instead of nano, however.

Perhaps they're not teaching the under 40s what a mini computer is.

Tecnically, the IBMi seems to be the last survivor of the mini computer segment. Is HPE still selling Itanic boxes with VMS that could be called the heirs to the VAX family?