Great moments in microprocessor history
Gather 'round by the fire, kids – it's time for tonight's bedtime story: the history of the microprocessor. Hang on to your hats as
Wade Warner leads you from the first commercially available integrated circuit in the early 1960's, all the way through the development explosion of the 1970s, the heated microprocessor wars of the 1980s, and into the '64-bitness' of POWER
architecture in the 1990s which, when used on the desktop, is commonly known as the Apple G5.
This is a tale you won't want to miss, from an author who will leave you smiling. It's not your everyday chap who can generate chuckles over chips.