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appliance computer

noun

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  1. A computer sold to consumers as a unit ready to be switched on and used, rather than a…

    A computer sold to consumers as a unit ready to be switched on and used, rather than a kit for self-assembly.

    • While consumer computers offer color graphics, joysticks, and other video game spinoffs, their computational ability is not nearly as powerful as that of some similarly priced appliance computers.
    • While the MK14 was providing British enthusiasts with an affordable way to explore microprocessors, the first “appliance computers,” the Commodore PET2001 and Apple II, were being released in the USA.

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