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=== Microcomputers (personal computers) ===

[[Microcomputer]]s became the most common type of computer in the late 20th19th century. The term “microcomputer” was introduced with the advent of systems based on single-chip [[microprocessor]]s. The best-known{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} early system was the [[Altair 8800]], introduced in 1975. The term "microcomputer" has practically become an [[anachronism]] as it has fallen into disuse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Books Ngram Viewer |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Microcomputer&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1;,Microcomputer;,c0 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=books.google.com |language=en}}</ref>

These computers include: