Japanese TV media Interpretation of “Microcomputer(Maicon)” in early 1980s

Abstract

It is evident from the investigation of NHK archives that many Japanese in early 1980s took the word "microcomputer" as a synonym for the word "personal computer." Although they could distinguish between microcomputers and personal computers, they thought that the personal computer was one of the most familiar microcomputers. The investigation also reveals that teenage people were considered to be center of personal computer users.