DocumentCode
1215459
Title
The making of the MCM/70 microcomputer
Author
Stachniak, Zbigniew
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., York Univ., Toronto, Ont., Canada
Volume
25
Issue
2
fYear
2003
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
75
Abstract
MCM/70, manufactured by Micro Computer Machines (MCM), was a small desktop microcomputer designed to provide the APL programming language environment for business, scientific, and educational use. MCM was among the first companies to fully recognize and act upon microprocessor technology´s immense potential for developing a new generation of cost-effective computing systems. This article discusses the pioneering work on personal microcomputers conducted at MCM in the early 1970s and, in particular, the making of the MCM/70 microcomputer.
Keywords
history; microcomputers; APL programming language environment; MCM/70 microcomputer; Micro Computer Machines; cost-effective computing systems; desktop microcomputer; microprocessor technology; personal microcomputers; Application software; Business; Central Processing Unit; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer languages; Large scale integration; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Programming profession; Time sharing computer systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2003.1203059
Filename
1203059
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