Dick Ryan with a future force: A microprocessor worth about $30 and capable of controlling an enormously complicated operation The microprocessor proper is a tiny silicon chip in the centre. “We can use this ‘smart device’ in various ways,” he says, “from running big operations to making backyard industries and garage factories interesting and viable.” Smaller scale, he suggests, is more beautiful.
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62Dick Ryan with a future force: A microprocessor worth about $30 and capable of controlling an enormously complicated operation The microprocessor proper is a tiny silicon chip in the centre. “We can use this ‘smart device’ in various ways,” he says, “from running big operations to making backyard industries and garage factories interesting and viable.” Smaller scale, he suggests, is more beautiful. Press, 7 May 1980, Page 19
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