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What the Well-Dressed Spacecraft Will Be Wearing

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In each case, electronic fabrics sensitive to vibrations and charge could serve as a foundational technology. Piezoelectric materials produce surface charge when subject to mechanical deformation. We have also worked with the Rhode Island School of Design on fabric manufacturing.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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However, Mr. Smith managed to learn enough about Mr. Raskin ‘s conception of the Macintosh to whip up a makeshift prototype using a Motorola 6809 microprocessor, a television monitor, and an Apple II. Mr. Smith, who was in charge of the computer’s entire digital hardware design, and Mr. Herzfeld became close friends and often collaborated.

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