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From: jay@splut.UUCP (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.arch
Subject: Re: History of PCs (also kind of long)
Keywords: history, pc, workstation
Message-ID: <628@splut.UUCP>
Date: 3 Aug 88 01:30:14 GMT
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In article <1193@ficc.UUCP> karl@ficc.UUCP (karl lehenbauer#) writes:
>The 1802 achieved a lot of its success by being one of the earliest, if not
>the earliest, CMOS processor.  It's low power consumption made it idea for
>solar powered applications like satellites and offshore platforms.

Actually, its popularity in the satellite world (OSCARs 7, 8, and 10
spring immediately to mind - I don't know about commercial satellites)
springs more from its inherent radiation-hardness than its low power
consumption. As I understand it, RCA didn't set out to design a
radiation-hard part; they fell into it. Still, it does have its uses...

(this isn't an architectural issue any more; followups to comp.misc
only.)

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