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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Biggest surprise in career Media hysteria over the microprocessor Patents 17 Books recently read Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory by John R. founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Intel chief executive officer Andrew Grove Favorite restaurants Postrio and Bella Voce in San Francisco, Beausejour in Los Altos, Calif.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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a subsidiary of Commodore International Ltd. When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. The initial production cost of the Commodore 64 was targeted at $130; it turned out to be $135. Another flaw is the computer’s crude internal software. To probe further.

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