A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor. The computer also includes...
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Microsoft (redirect from Microcomputer and Software)
featured Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems's (MITS) Altair 8800 microcomputer, which inspired Allen to suggest that they could program a BASIC interpreter...
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BBC Micro (redirect from BBC Microcomputer)
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a family of microcomputers developed and manufactured by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s as part of...
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Microcomputer Associates, Inc., was an American computer company founded by Manny Lemas and Ray Holt. It produced the low-cost Jolt Microcomputer, designed...
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History of personal computers (redirect from Microcomputer revolution)
computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive...
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Intel (redirect from Intel - The Leader in Microcomputers)
and then a "personal computer". Intel also created one of the first microcomputers in 1973. Intel opened its first international manufacturing facility...
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years after the first microcomputers for mainstream consumers appeared, the Ontario Ministry of Education sensed that microcomputers could be an important...
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This is a list of early microcomputers sold to hobbyists and developers. These microcomputers were often sold as "DIY" kits or pre-built machines in relatively...
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For an overview of microcomputers of different kinds, see the following lists of microcomputers: List of early microcomputers List of home computers List...
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Avalon Hill (redirect from Microcomputer Games)
early publisher of computer games in 1980 with its video game division Microcomputer Games, adapting some of its boardgame titles to various computer platforms...
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technologies in the late 1950s, leading to the microprocessor and the microcomputer revolution in the 1970s. The speed, power, and versatility of computers...
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Home computer (redirect from 8-bit microcomputer)
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable...
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The Acorn System was a series of modular microcomputer systems based on rack-mounted Eurocards developed by Acorn Computers from 1979 to 1982, aimed primarily...
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Seattle Computer Products (SCP) was a Tukwila, Washington, microcomputer hardware company which was one of the first manufacturers of computer systems...
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Mc (magazine) (redirect from MC die microcomputer-zeitschrift (magazine))
Mc - Die Microcomputer Zeitschrift was a monthly German microcomputer publication for people interested in technology, similar to Byte magazine in the...
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2016". "ICGA - WCSC 2022". "Talkchess - WCCC 2023?". "ICGA - World Microcomputer Chess Championship 1980 - 2001". Archived from the original on June...
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Northwest Microcomputer Systems, Inc. (NMS), was a short-lived, privately owned American computer company active from 1977 to the early 1980s and based...
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Kyoto University (redirect from Kyoto university Microcomputer Club)
Kyoto University (京都大学, Kyōto daigaku), or KyotoU (京大, Kyōdai), is a national research university in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former...
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the ESER mainframe computers, various computer peripherals as well as microcomputers, radios, television sets and other items including cookie press Kleingebäckpresse...
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Intellec (redirect from Intellec Microcomputer Development System)
microcomputers Intel produced in the 1970s as a development platform for their processors. The Intellec computers were among the first microcomputers...
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Commodore Power/Play (redirect from Commodore Microcomputers)
changed to just Commodore in 1981, Commodore Microcomputer in 1983, and finally to Commodore Microcomputers in 1984 and for the rest of its run. The two...
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InfoWorld (redirect from InfoWorld - News For Microcomputer Users)
InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business. Founded in 1978, it began as a monthly magazine. In 2007, it transitioned to a Web-only...
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Chemical", Microcomputer Solutions, September/October 1992, page 1 Intel Corporation, "NewsBits: Oregon Facility Wins Environmental Award", Microcomputer Solutions...
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MicroChess, is a chess program developed for the MOS Technology KIM-1 microcomputer by Peter R. Jennings in 1976, and published by his company Micro-Ware...
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Hayes Microcomputer Products was a US-based manufacturer of modems. The company is known for the Smartmodem, which introduced a control language for operating...
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person to interact with the collection of mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers and peripherals the museum had on display. Various and changing exhibits...
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the Apple II, became a best seller as one of the first mass-produced microcomputers. Apple introduced the Lisa in 1983 and the Macintosh in 1984, as some...
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May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur. During the 1970s, Kildall created the CP/M operating system...
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ASCII (アスキー) was a monthly released microcomputer magazine in Japan, published by ASCII Corporation from 1977. It targeted business users who used a personal...
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Webster's Microcomputer Buyer's Guide is a book written by Tony Webster and published in 1981. Webster's Microcomputer Buyer's Guide is a book which contains...
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