DocumentCode
20242
Title
The Best of Both Worlds? A History of Time-Shared Microcomputers, 1977–1983
Author
Fevolden, A.M.
Volume
35
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan.-March 2013
Firstpage
23
Lastpage
34
Abstract
This account of the evolution of time-shared microcomputers, often overlooked members of the microcomputer industry, looks at articles and advertisements that appeared in Byte magazine from 1977 to 1983. The author´s quantitative and qualitative analysis reveals that time-shared microcomputers attempted to combine the best aspects of microcomputer and mini-computer/mainframe technologies and, for a time, were a considerable, important part of the microcomputer industry.
Keywords
mainframes; microcomputers; minicomputers; mainframe technologies; microcomputer industry; mini-computer technologies; time-shared microcomputer history; Companies; History; Industries; Microcomputers; Time sharing computer systems; history of computing; microcomputer and computer industry; time-sharing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2012.36
Filename
6226335
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