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Jerry2144

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8. There was logic to it

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:02 AM

Sep 2025

Way back in the last millennium, we had mainframe computers and terminals. Then computers started to get smaller and mini-computers came in. Instead of being the size of a small room or closet, the mini-computers were the size of a small refrigerator. Then small microcomputers were created. Computers like the Timex Sinclair and other small computers came about that can sit on a desktop. Microsoft developed an operating system and a version of Basic that can run on certain microcomputers to compete against CP/M and Unix and a few other major systems. The name is a portmanteau of Microcomputer and Software.

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