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microcomputer
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thumb|The Commodore 64 was one of the most popular microcomputers of its era, and is the best-selling model of [[home computers of all time.]] thumb|Raspberry Pi, a popular modern-class microcomputer
Research
34,637 papers- Evolution of microcomputer-based medical instrumentation.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2009
- Microcomputer applications for primary health care in developing countries.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 1991
- The microcomputer and image analysis in diagnostic pathology.Microscopy research and technique · 1992
- Microcomputer-controlled sampling capnometer.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 1987
- Microcomputer applications in hospital pharmacy practice.Topics in hospital pharmacy management · 1989
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9 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Colloquial use of the term
- Description
- History
- TTL precursors
- Early microcomputers
- Home computers
- See also
- Notes and references
thumb|The Commodore 64 was one of the most popular microcomputers of its era, and is the best-selling model of [[home computers of all time.]] thumb|Raspberry Pi, a popular modern-class microcomputer
A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a single integrated circuit microprocessor. The computer also includes memory and input/output (I/O) circuitry together mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of increasingly powerful microprocessors such as the MOS Technology 6502, Zilog Z80, and Intel 8088. The predecessors to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers, were comparatively much larger and more expensive.