Sentence examples for microcomputers from inspiring English sources

With the first microcomputers arriving on the scene he wondered if it was possible to use one to build a small satellite that was reasonably "intelligent" compared with the large and expensive hard-wired satellites that were being put into orbit at the time.Sir Martin persuaded the university to let him try.

The development of powerful and inexpensive microcomputers reduced the time and labour costs of gait analysis.

Texas Instruments went on to become one of the world's major producers of semiconductor chips, microcomputers, and handheld calculators.

New toy technology also allows children to design, build, and program robots employing special sensors, motors, and microcomputers.

Oracle remained a leader in database technology, with versions available for many different operating systems and for a variety of computers ranging from large mainframes to microcomputers.

This allowed programmers unattached to universities to develop commercial microcomputers that by the 1990s were nearly as strong as programs running on mainframes.

This was despite a now-thwarted effort to impose a compulsory 15-minute waiting time on all drivers to protect the city's licensed taxis.In 1984 Mitterrand was so inspired by Jobs that his government promised a microcomputer in every French school.

Gary Kildall developed the first operating system for a microcomputer as part of a project he contracted with Intel several years before the release of the Altair.

When IBM eventually decided to enter the microcomputer business in 1980, it called on Microsoft for both a programming language and an operating system, and the small partnership was on its way to becoming the largest software company in the world.

For the first time, an established company with extensive distribution channels would be selling a microcomputer.

Later, when a few microcomputer companies had emerged from among the hobbyists and entrepreneurs inspired by MITS, a company called IMSAI realized that an operating system would attract more software to its machine, and it chose CP/M.