microcomputern.

1956 I. Asimov in Mag. Fantasy & Sci. Fiction July 7/2 It [sc. the scanner] had become the hallmark of the scientist, much as..the microcomputer [was] that of the statistician.

1963 Washington Post 1 Mar. d8 All this would take is a clever surgeon to insert a microcomputer into the brain that would provide unlimited memory.

1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Apr. 8/4 New application technologies are leading Olivetti to devote more of its resources to the manufacturing of desk-top microcomputers, communications terminals and other equipment.

1970 IEEE Computer Group News July–Aug. 9/1 With decreased size and cost, it will be necessary to define a new category of computers: the ‘mini computer’ or the ‘micro computer’ which will sell for $1,000—$2,000.

1971 E. F. Schoeters in B. de Ferranti Living with Computer viii. 70 The mini-computers and the smaller, cheaper, and equally powerful micro-computers.

1975 Sci. Amer. May 33/2 It was clearly just a question of time until the further integration of microscopic components would lead to a microcomputer.

1984 S. Curran Word Processing for Beginners iii. 21 Today's microcomputers often incorporate 16-bit chips, with 16-bit wide registers and/or buses.

2000 N.Y. Times 1 Jan. e2/3 Imagine front-line troops able to send and receive orders..through eyepieces and microcomputers built into their belts or buttons.