Friday, March 20, 2009
Computer Family
Computer Family, in computer science, a term commonly used to indicate a group of computers that are built around the same microprocessor or around a series of related microprocessors and that share significant design features. For example, the Apple Macintosh computers, from the original Macintosh to the Macintosh II, represent a family designed by Apple around the Motorola 68000, 68020, and 68030 microprocessors. Similarly, the IBM PC computers and the “second-generation” PS/2 models can be considered the IBM PC family of computers, all built by IBM around the Intel iAPx86 series of microprocessors. Depending on point of view, however, a computer family can also be considered as encompassing any machines that share the same microprocessor. In this sense, the IBM models and compatible machines built by other manufacturers can be considered part of a larger grouping, the iAPx86 family of computers. Currently, members of different microcomputer families are not particularly compatible (able to use the same operating system and application programs).
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