Word: chiclet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Junior's other problems are more visible. Dealers and users alike complain about its toylike appearance, its Chiclet-shaped keys, the built-in design barriers that make it difficult to expand the machine's memory or attach extra disc drives. But its biggest drawback has been price. In the market for home computers, where most machines sell for under $300, even the stripped-down $669 version of the PCjr seems overpriced. "For its level of performance," says William Bowman, chairman of Spinnaker, a leading software publisher, "it is simply the most expensive machine on the market." Although...