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The planar process was developed by Noyce's colleague Jean Hoerni in early 1959, based on the silicon surface passivation and thermal oxidation processes developed by Mohamed M. Atalla at Bell Labs in the late 1950s. [ 4][ 5][ 6] Computers using IC chips began to appear in the early 1960s.
Retrocomputing. Retrocomputing is the current use of older computer hardware and software. Retrocomputing is usually classed as a hobby and recreation rather than a practical application of technology; enthusiasts often collect rare and valuable hardware and software for sentimental reasons. [ 1]
It infected millions of computers worldwide within a few hours of its release. It is considered to be one of the most damaging worms ever. It originated in the Philippines; made by an AMA Computer College student Onel de Guzman for his thesis. September: Computer hacker Jonathan James became the first juvenile to serve jail time for hacking.
The company's computer systems, mainly the C64 and Amiga series, retain a cult following decades after its demise. [86] [87] After a brief reappearance on the gaming PC market in 2007, the brand was acquired under license in 2010 by two young entrepreneurs to become Commodore USA in Florida, until 2013. On December 26, 2014, two Italian ...
22 May. Japan. The game Pac-Man was released. [ 1] June. United States. (US) Commodore released the VIC-20, which had 3.5 KB of usable memory and was based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor. Magazines became available which contained the code for various utilities and games.
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Mac Pro (replacing the Power Mac G5) launched August 7, 2006. MacBook (replacing the iBook) launched May 16, 2006. MacBook Pro (replacing the PowerBook G4) launched February 26, 2008. iMac Aluminum, launched April 28, 2008. MacBook Air Unibody, launched January 15, 2008. MacBook Aluminum Unibody, launched June 8, 2009.
The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.