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Sure, but that was the “microcomputer” of the time. Room-sized main-frames were the computers, the file-cabinet sized PDP-8 was a mini-computer, and something that could fit on your desk was therefore the next size down, the micro-computer.

This was around when the most portable computer was not known as a “laptop” but a “luggable” due to its mini-fridge-like nature.




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