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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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