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Great Moments in Microprocessor History

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-ain't-no-abacus dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The microprocessor changed the world: how did we get from the first 4-bit models in the 1970s to today's 64-bit multicore monsters? This article covers the history of the micro from the vacuum tube to today's dual-core multithreaded madnes."

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  1. lightning rods by nizo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Thus spake the article:

    ...the lightning rod, which was invented independently by two different people in two different places.

    I am guessing lightning rods have been around since people first created metal rods and stood out in fields during lightning storms. The hard part isn't making a lightning rod, but staying alive long enough to claim to be the inventor.

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  2. Great moments indeed by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 3, Funny

    It appears the server was alive for mere moments before being slashdotted to death. With only 9 comments the site is completely dead.

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  3. Re:Performance by DrEldarion · · Score: 3, Funny

    This post brought to you by Apple. Think different.