On Mon, 20 Feb 2012, Chuck Guzis wrote:
"Micro" isn't even that explicit. True,
there were processors the
majority of whose computational function was integrated on a single
chip, but there were also other systems referred to as
"microcomputers" that required a large number of support chips.
Has anyone forgotten "midicomputers"? A short skirt, but not as
short as a miniskirt...
Easy to forget "midi" when memories of minis and micro-minis are
plentiful, memorable, and sometimes quite explicit.
I will gladly find a way to provide a 5100 to anybody who can transport me
back half a century!