Before the development of the general-purpose computer, most calculations were done by humans.

It was not until the 1940s that the first general-purpose computers were actually built.

"I realized at once that this was a general-purpose computer."

Instead, the company has developed its own, more general-purpose parallel computer, which it is now selling.

But it is not a general-purpose computer in the sense of the modern word.

By contrast, his invention is intended as a general-purpose computer.

These simple bus systems had a serious drawback when used for general-purpose computers.

We don't need a room to house a general-purpose 'computer' anymore.

Nord-50 had similar processing power, but was not a general-purpose computer.

It's Windows 7, suitable for use in any system that isn't a general-purpose computer.