Microcomputers throw the industry off balance.

The article reports on the development of minicomputer market in the U.S. in 1974. It mentions that Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) introduces its low priced microcomputer on-a-board, called the PDP-8A. Meanwhile, USM Corp. is developing a low cost industrial sewing machine in which the microcomputer replaces a mechanical cam allowing user to quickly change the program.