TY  - JOUR
AB  - The microcomputer has been with us for just ten years. (Incidentally, I
prefer the term microcomputer to personal computer because personal
computer becomes confused with the specific IBM – and clone – offering;
micro‐computer correctly includes all manifestations, including the
wonderful Apple range. That has got the definition over with, and it
shows my prejudice!) The growth of the micro (I will use the shorter
form from now on) has been rapid – both in terms of its penetration into
all our offices and homes, and in terms of the growth of its power. The
micro now does what it used to take a whole machine room full of
mainframe to do a short while ago (although it still has its
limitations, compared with mainframes that were and are designed with
very fast, high capacity input‐output processes). The growth in terms of
market penetration has been fuelled by two major application areas
– word processors and spreadsheets.
VL  - 43
IS  - 5
SN  - 0043-8022
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000004006
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000004006
AU  - Baines Anna
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - The Creative Use of Microcomputer Software
T2  - Work Study
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 25
EP  - 26
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -