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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by Aaargh20318 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @04:27PM (#27876389)
Wasn’t ‘home computer’ the generally used term before the IBM 5150 ?
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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by wumpus on Sunday July 18, 2021 @04:33PM (#27876434)
I don't think so. Comparing use of these terms in books:

https://books.archivelab.org/dateviz/?q=home+computer

https://books.archivelab.org/dateviz/?q=personal+computer

Personal computer was used a lot more when books were eventually written about the era.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by jen20 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @09:35PM (#27878356)
As far as I'm aware, the UK the phrase "microcomputer" (or simply "micro") was used before IBM-compatible machines.
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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by reaperducer on Sunday July 18, 2021 @08:05PM (#27877884)
Wasn’t ‘home computer’ the generally used term before the IBM 5150 ?

"Home computer" was things like the VIC-20 and the TI-99 4/A. "Personal Computer" was machines that you had in your home or office that you didn't have to share, or timeshare with someone else. Think Cromemco, Kaypro, PET, and SuperBrain.

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