microcomputer

noun

mi·cro·com·put·er ˈmī-krō-kəm-ˌpyü-tər

: a small computer usually equipped with a microprocessor

especially : personal computer

: microprocessor

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Bell led engineering at the fabled Digital Equipment Corporation in the early days of the microcomputer, played a pivotal role in Microsoft’s research group in the 1990s, and became a prominent tech historian. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 22 May 2024 After speaking with an expert, however, O’Shea learned that his team had found rare pieces of technology history: a 1972 Q1 desktop microcomputer with an internal printer and a 1976 Q1 Lite with an external companion printer. —

Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024 They were excited by the prospects of creating software for a new concept, the personal computer, also called a microcomputer. —

Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024 Microsoft played a crucial role in software development for early microcomputers. —

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