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The first two computers to use monolithic IC chips were the Minuteman II guidance computer (1962 to 1970) and the Apollo Guidance Computer (1962 to 1975). At the time they were designed the price of the chips they used (which only contained 1 to 6 logic gates) was about $1000 per chip, by the time production of these computers was finished (roughly 1967) the price of the same chips had fallen to about $25 per chip due to improvements in fabrication methods driven by the demand of these two projects.
The rapidly declining price of monolithic IC chips over the period of the 1960s allowed many companies to introduce commercially available computers using monolithic IC chips,
The first computer to use microprocessor chips was the classified F-14 RADAR data processor in 1968 (this computer remained classified until sometime in the 1990s, so it does not appear in many books on computer history).
The first commercially available computer to use microprocessor chips was the Busicom 141-PF calculator, using the Intel 4004 microprocessor in 1971.
Adolf Rohan
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∙ 7y agoDue to the very high cost of the chips at the time it was either the Minuteman II missile guidance computer (D-37C) or the Apollo guidance computer (see image above).
Between these two computers the chip manufacturers improved their fabrication processes and reduced the cost of a simple chip containing only 2 to 6 gates from roughly a thousand dollars each down to only about $25 each, opening the market to regular computer production and beginning the third generation of computers.
Note: IBM and a few other companies built third generation computers before affordable chips became available, they used hybrid integrated circuits (instead of prohibitively expensive chips) that were built on tiny ceramic printed circuit boards with tiny surface mount discrete transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, inductors, etc. mounted on the ceramic board and connected to its metal traces.
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∙ 10y agoProbably the Apollo Guidance Computer or the Minuteman II missile guidance computer. These were built with early IC chips having from 2 to 10 gates per chip.
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Who created the first computer chip?
Geoffrey Dummer. If you mean the microprocessor chip it was designed by Marcian Ted Hoff in 1971 and manufactured by Intel as the 4004. If instead you mean the first digital IC chips used to build computers, I don't know who designed them but Texas Instruments made the chips (starting in 1962) for the Minuteman II guidance computer and Fairchild Semiconductor made the chips (starting in 1961) for the Apollo guidance computer.
First computer to use binary number system?
The first computer to use the binary number system was probably the Z1, started by Konrad Zuse in 1936. It was a mechanical computer, not fully programmable, but is still considered a computer.
What number system did the first electronic computer use?
Binary
What bank was the first to use a computer in 1959?
Bank of America. I typed "1959 bank computer" into Google and the first few sites that came up said that Bank of America was the first to use a computer in 1959. Pretty simple search - just 3 words. try it.
Who first introduced the computer to Malaysia?
The first to use and introduce computer in Malaysia is believed to be Lembaga Letrik Negara which is today known as Tenaga Nasional (the national electricity board). It began to use computer in 1965 to process staff salary payment.
When were Computer Chips first used in cars?
The Computer Chips first used in cars were in 1981, was in the carburetor. General Motors and Corvettes were the first pioneers in placing computer chips in cars.
What was the first computer to use computer chips made of transistors?
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What are computer chips and what are some examples of chips in a computer?
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Does lg env2 use a chip?
all phones use computer chips and microprossers
What kind of wafers did the use to make computer chips?
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What was the first computer to use computer chips ( made out of transistors?
All computer chips have been made out of transistors, you cannot make them out of vacuum tubes. The first monolithic IC chip (see image above) was made at Texas Instruments in 1958 on a bar of germanium (not silicon), it was a simple audio amplifier. The first digital logic monolithic IC chips were built around 1961 or 1962.
Why do you use computer chips?
Because they save large amounts of wires. MistroJoe
What are chips made from?
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How do you use chocolate chips for coco powder?
First of all we should grind and mix the chocolate chips,thenwe can use it.
Which element is used for manufacture of computer memory chips?
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What computer are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices?
they are micro chips too but very low cost and low performance one's...why will someone use i7 series processor in a thermostat ?
