Students of computer architecture all too frequently see the microprocessor in the light of the latest high-performance personal computer.
To many of them, there is no past the computer suddenly burst onto the scene as if it had fallen through a time warp.
In reality, the computer has a rich and complex history.
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http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/a.clements/History/History.htm
6/12/2006
