The first part of this paper addresses the following topics: (1) the usefulness of microcomputers; (2) applications for microcomputers in analytical chemistry; (3) costs; (4) major microcomputer systems and subsystems; and (5) which microcomputer to buy. Following these brief comments, the major focus of the paper is devoted to a discussion of three applications for microcomputers developed at a specific community college: (1) an automatic titrator; (2) a gamma scintillation spectrometer; and (3) a chromatographic data analyzer. (JN)