A History of Early Microcontrollers, Part 1(eejournal.com)

99 pointsby bitsaversقبل 4 سنوات7 comments

A History of Early Microcontrollers, Part 1

https://www.eejournal.com/article/a-history-of-early-microcontrollers-part-1-calculator-chips-came-first/

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unwindقبل 4 سنوات

I was first exposed to microcontrollers when I learned about the Microchip 16x84 [1] in the mid-nineties.

As a 20-something CS M.Sc student with a software background it was really opening up the world of electronics in a great way. What a product.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIC16x84

bitsaversقبل 4 سنوات

The whole series is interesting

johndoe0815قبل 4 سنوات

pwgقبل 4 سنوات

> since the articles don't link the others in the series:

I wonder why so many websites do not do this (and it seems the effect is quite common with more traditional 'publishers' such as this one).

"Linking" is one of the core aspects that make "the web" into "the web".

psychphysicقبل 4 سنوات

Brilliant thanks, will binge this all.

djmipsقبل 4 سنوات

I submitted a fascinating blog post featuring this same era of calculator chips but related to the first Mattel handheld electronic games

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34259747

psychphysicقبل 4 سنوات

Wish this was three times as long!