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APRIL 23, 2022

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. San Jose, Calif., No earlier technology had done them justice.

Design 105

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. San Jose, Calif., Hoff and his group developed a multiplexed approach to conversion in which a single converter is shared by the transmit and receive channels.

IDEA 120

IDEA 2000 Design Engine 120

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APRIL 2, 2022

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. In a recent review of the Summer Games, an Epyx sports game for the C-64, the San Jose, Calif.

Engine 116

Engine Design Personal Production 116

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Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) San Jose Mercury News ). Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

Plug-in 45

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