History of the Microprocessor

More notes:

-the idea of creating the microprocessor emerged from the era of World War 1

-communicating devices such as the telegraph partly caused the idea of how to create the computer (like how it should be all wired up together)

-most of the microprocessor was developed during the 1960's

-microprocessor was formerly called mini or microcomputers which was first introduced in November 1971

-first microprocessor was made to power a calculator (this was when Intel agreed to manufacture chips for a Japanese calculator company)

-computer actually means: machine created to carry out boring mathematical operations

-modern microprocessor uses an advanced memory to reduce the amount of its transistors, unlike the first developed microprocessor

other websites:

www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/...?ca=dgr-Inxwo/MicroHistory
www.intel.com/education/mpworks/intro.htm
www.mediamante.rai.it/mmold/english/bibliote/intervis/h/hoff.htm