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jan 1, 1960 - Transistors and microprocessor

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In this time period, there were several developments that changed the course of modern computing.

1) The first transition was from the vacuum tube to transistor.

2) the decrease of size from a vacuum tube to a transistor was able because of the invention of the microprocessor.

3) the microprocessor combined with the integrated circuit, led to microcomputers.

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Date:

jan 1, 1960
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~ 65 years ago