Title :
The making of the MCM/70 microcomputer
Author :
Stachniak, Zbigniew
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., York Univ., Toronto, Ont., Canada
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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2003.1203059
