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... microprocessor signaled a revolution not only in the industry but in the way in which computers were viewed . " Up until the microprocessor , " writes Han- son , " computers had been looked upon as large , compli- cated tools with which ...
... microprocessor signaled a revolution not only in the industry but in the way in which computers were viewed . " Up until the microprocessor , " writes Han- son , " computers had been looked upon as large , compli- cated tools with which ...
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... microprocessor made possible precisely such a " toy . " " Intel's first microprocessor chip , the so - called 4004 , was a relatively simple device , powerful enough for calcula- tors and other special applications but not for a ...
... microprocessor made possible precisely such a " toy . " " Intel's first microprocessor chip , the so - called 4004 , was a relatively simple device , powerful enough for calcula- tors and other special applications but not for a ...
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... microprocessor worked with sixteen - bit words ( and was thus considerably more powerful than its competitors , which all utilized eight - bit microprocessors ) the PC was no dramatic technological breakthrough . It was after all a ...
... microprocessor worked with sixteen - bit words ( and was thus considerably more powerful than its competitors , which all utilized eight - bit microprocessors ) the PC was no dramatic technological breakthrough . It was after all a ...
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