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<p>The abbreviation "micro" was common during the 1970s and 1980s,(i) Direct reference: Graham Kibble-White, , Off the Telly. Article written December 2005, retrieved 2006-12-15.<br />(ii) Usage in the titles of <a href="page.php?w=Christopher_Evans_%28computer_scientist%29">Christopher Evans</a>' books   and  . Other books include Usborne's  , a children's guide to microcomputers. but has since fallen out of common usage.</p>

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