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Microcomputers

Microcomputers MICROCOMPUTER S Walter S . Szalajk a Lewis Universit y INTRODUCTION : In this paper we are examining th e microcomputer market ; this is a very dynami c market, and what is written here can chang e quickly . We will look at features of an idea l microcomputer, today's microcomputers, and the n look more carefully at present and futur e operating systems on microcomputers . As muc h as possible we avoid mentioning specific name s of microcomputers and software . All of th e features described for an ideal microcompute r may not be useful for every user ; however, th e features described should provide a goo d shopping list . Today's microcomputer market i s very bewildering ; hopefully, a description o f the market and words of caution may aid th e potential user of microcomputers . Commo n operating systems for today's microcomputer s have emerged ; the UNIX operating system, a trademark of Bell Laboratories, and AT&T are on the horizon . THE IDEAL MICROCOMPUTER : The ideal microcomputer must be easy to use, reliable, and be a very powerfu l stand-alone system . Much applicatio n software, especially http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Association for Computing Machinery

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Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 1982 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
0097-8418
DOI
10.1145/989386.989390
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Abstract

MICROCOMPUTER S Walter S . Szalajk a Lewis Universit y INTRODUCTION : In this paper we are examining th e microcomputer market ; this is a very dynami c market, and what is written here can chang e quickly . We will look at features of an idea l microcomputer, today's microcomputers, and the n look more carefully at present and futur e operating systems on microcomputers . As muc h as possible we avoid mentioning specific name s of microcomputers and software . All of th e features described for an ideal microcompute r may not be useful for every user ; however, th e features described should provide a goo d shopping list . Today's microcomputer market i s very bewildering ; hopefully, a description o f the market and words of caution may aid th e potential user of microcomputers . Commo n operating systems for today's microcomputer s have emerged ; the UNIX operating system, a trademark of Bell Laboratories, and AT&T are on the horizon . THE IDEAL MICROCOMPUTER : The ideal microcomputer must be easy to use, reliable, and be a very powerfu l stand-alone system . Much applicatio n software, especially

Journal

ACM SIGCSE BulletinAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: Dec 1, 1982

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