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 Most of us will have some experience of Microcomputers or Personal Computers, they are found in homes and offices all around the world. \\
-Shown on the right is one of the earliest Personal Computers made by IBM for use in offices. The earliest computers were very slow by comparison with todays computers, but at the time they were a big step forward because they made it possible to write and print letters faster and more easily than on a typewriter, and were able to process numbers and sums with a program called a "Spreadsheet". This made it possible for financial calculations to be carried out faster and on a larger scale than was possible with manual accounting.
+Shown on the right is one of the earliest Personal Computers made by IBM for use in offices. The earliest computers were very slow by comparison with todays computers, but at the time they were a big step forward because they made it possible to write and print letters faster and more easily than on a typewriter using a "word processor", and were able to process numbers and sums with a program called a "spreadsheet". This made it possible for financial calculations to be carried out faster and on a larger scale than was possible with manual accounting. Later "presentation" software arrived.
 Most of this article will be about Microcomputers because you will have the best opportunity to work with them.