Invention of the transistor, transition away from using vacuum tubes (jan 1, 1940 – jan 1, 1960)
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- Invention of small, micro-sized transistors accelerated the movement away from large vacuum tubes to transistors, causing computers to get smaller in size, be more accessible to the home and general public, and become more portable overall
-Transistors' cost-effectiveness made computers more affordable, opening up the market for personal and home computers
- The energy-efficient nature of transistors meant that computer now required significantly less power to run compared to power-hungry vacuum tube computers
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History of Computer Science
For Computer Programming 11 course
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