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... chip , the signals entering and leaving Hoff's chip would be more complex . The input signals would form a set of instructions for the IC , and the output signals might return data or control other chips or devices . As a consequence of ...
... chip , the signals entering and leaving Hoff's chip would be more complex . The input signals would form a set of instructions for the IC , and the output signals might return data or control other chips or devices . As a consequence of ...
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... chips that semiconductor manufacturers had been mak- ing for years . It merely incorporates more of these functions onto one chip . On the other hand , there are so many functions , and they complement each other so closely , that their ...
... chips that semiconductor manufacturers had been mak- ing for years . It merely incorporates more of these functions onto one chip . On the other hand , there are so many functions , and they complement each other so closely , that their ...
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... chip , " the ad read . A computer on a chip ? Technically the claim was puff , but when visitors read the product specifications for the 4004 at an elec- tronics show that fall , they were impressed by the chip's programmability . And ...
... chip , " the ad read . A computer on a chip ? Technically the claim was puff , but when visitors read the product specifications for the 4004 at an elec- tronics show that fall , they were impressed by the chip's programmability . And ...
Contents
The Voyage to Altair | 25 |
The Miracle Makers | 55 |
Homebrew | 97 |
Copyright | |
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Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer Paul Freiberger,Michael Swaine No preview available - 2000 |
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Altair Apple Computer Apple II Apple's BASIC began Bill Gates Bill Millard Bob Marsh building Byte calculator California called chip circuit board Computer Club computer companies ComputerLand Corporation CP/M Cromemco customers David Ahl dealers device Digital Research disk drive Dompier early Ed Roberts employees engineers Espinosa Eubanks Faber Fylstra garage Gary Kildall Gates and Allen Godbout hardware Heiser hobbyists Hoff Homebrew IMSAI industry Intel knew language later Lee Felsenstein Lohse machine magazine mainframe Markkula memory boards Micro microcomputer microprocessor Microsoft Mike Markkula minicomputer MITS MITS's operating system Osborne Paul Allen personal computer Pertec Photo courtesy Popular Electronics problem Proc Tech Processor Technology puter Radio Shack retail Roberts Rubinstein sell semiconductor Shrayer Silicon Valley sold Solomon soon Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Tandy Terrell things thought told took users VisiCalc wanted Wigginton Woz's Xerox
References to this book
Western Sunrise: The Genesis and Growth of Britain's Major High Tech Corridor No preview available - 1987 |