NATS 1700 Lecture Notes - Harpercollins, Commodore Vic-20, Algonquin College

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Computing in canada part 2: the age of the microprocessor. Informal and unedited notes, not for distribution. (c) z. stachniak, 2011-2012. Note 1: in cases i were unable to nd the primary source of an image or determine whether or not an image is copyrighted, i have speci ed the source as unknown . I will provide full information about images and/or obtain reproduction rights when such information is available to me. As discussed in the previous lectures, until the mid-1970s, computing was expensive and dominated by large mainframes and smaller, but still expen- sive, minicomputers. The high cost of computing had a direct impact on the number and processing power of computer equipment installed in canada in that period. Individual and interactive use of computers was only possible on time-sharing systems, a popular technique that allowed multiple-users (almost) simulta- neous access to the system"s resources. The microprocessor allowed the design and manufacture of inexpensive computer hardware.

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