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Nation’s first hobby computer era goes small and cheap
A Boston area surge of hobby computers lets individuals buy compact microprocessor kits and complete systems for 700 to 1200 dollars. Visionaries from MIT and industry firms say cheap, accessible machines will reshape learning, home management, games, music, and education, echoing the earlier spread of radios and hi fi. The movement centers on shops like The Computer Store in Massachusetts and speaks of a consumer-led computer revolution.
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Burlington
Mass
Roger Walker
University of Pennsylvania
Moore School
Douglas Calihan
Boston
Peter Jessel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Jessel
Walker
Geoffrey Feldman
Amherst
Feldman
Halligan
Steve Ward
MIT