The idea that a new machine quickly gained currency, with the added bonus that it would help develop a local microcomputer industry.

Microsoft's competitors today are trying to shift the microcomputer industry onto the same high-margin, low-volume, slower-diffusion track.

The S-100 bus was the first industry standard expansion bus for the microcomputer industry.

The Club was one of several key centers which established the home hobbyist era, essentially creating the microcomputer industry over several years.

The magazine followed the trends of the microcomputer industry at the time.

This year marked the beginning of the microcomputer industry, although the first personal microcomputers didn't appear on the market until the development of Intel's 8080A.

George Morrow (c. 1934 - May 7, 2003) was part of the early microcomputer industry in the United States.

S-100 bus: designed in 1974 as a part of the Altair 8800, it was the first industry-standard bus for the microcomputer industry.

Stripped-down versions of Basic became the programming choice of the microcomputer industry in the mid-70's.

Q: Doesn't it seem odd to have a historical collection for the microcomputer industry, which is only 17 years old?