Abstract: The advent of microcomputers has provided an inexpensive, flexible, and sophisticated means for electronic control. This paper is an introduction to microcomputers. Typical applications are ...

Abstract: If any technological advance can be acclaimed as a miracle, the large-scale integration (l.s.i.) of electronic components certainly can. Microminiaturisation and consequent low costs have ...

Two of the world's earliest microcomputers, the Q1 models, have resurfaced from storage boxes at Kingston University in London, shedding light on the formative years of computing. The Q1 ...

House cleaners find all sorts of incredible things — forgotten objects, lost family heirlooms, and the occasional priceless painting. At the end of last year, house cleaners in the U.K. stumbled upon ...