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French auctioneer Aymeric Rouillac presents the first microcomputer named "Micral N", on May 11, 2017 in Tours, ahead of an auction next month. The Micral M was created by the French engineer Francois Gernelle in 1973, 5 years before Apple and 3 years before IBM. / AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANT (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)

French auctioneer Aymeric Rouillac presents the first microcomputer named "Micral N",  on May 11, 2017 in Tours, ahead of an auction next month.
The Micral M was created by the French engineer Francois Gernelle in 1973, 5 years before Apple and 3 years before IBM. / AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANT        (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)