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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. The company created the first commercially available microprocessor, the 4004 , in 1971.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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The Sneaky Standard

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Personal computing has changed a lot in the past four decades, and one of the biggest changes, perhaps the most unheralded, comes down to compatibility. Ebbing demand for personal computers has slowed innovation in advanced PCs. And some are as cheap as high-end PCs. So how did we get it? Through a moment of canny deception.

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Powered By IEEE Program Saves Startups Money

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Running a startup isn't cheap. I saw a massive niche in the market that no one was filling, and I believe I am the right person to make products to fill that niche. Elijah says access to journals and magazines in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library is helping him keep up to date on advances in his field. in Burbank, Calif.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. The original intent had been a game machine, but at this point the personal-computer market was beginning to look promising. At a meeting of Charpentier, Winterble, and Tramiel, the decision was made to go for a personal computer. It’s a personal challenge.

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