DocumentCode
951528
Title
Low-cost microcomputing: The personal computer and single-board computer revolutions
Author
Doerr, John
Author_Institution
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Volume
66
Issue
2
fYear
1978
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
130
Abstract
Personal computing is one of the most revolutionary applications of microprocessors; single-board computing is another. The origins of both applications are traced and current products and services described in a tutorial fashion. Trends are forecasted and conclusions drawn about these two low-cost computing revolutions.
Keywords
Application software; Calculators; Central Processing Unit; Consumer electronics; Costs; Microcomputers; Pervasive computing; Physics computing; Random access memory; Telemetry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1978.10862
Filename
1455131
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