50th Anniversary

Mycroft2152 · Sep 12, 2008

Today September 12 is the 50th anniversary of Jack Kilby's demonstration of the first working IC.

Myc

manuka · Sep 12, 2008

"Circuits too small to handle"- what possible benefits could there be in such ivory tower research?

leftyretro · Sep 12, 2008

manuka said:
"Circuits too small to handle"- what possible benefits could there be in such ivory tower research?

Yea, back then all I wished for was a vacuum tube (valve) that wouldn't wear out

Lefty

slurp · Sep 13, 2008

retrolefty said:
Yea, back then all I wished for was a vacuum tube (valve) that wouldn't wear out

How have you coped without one?

regards,
Colin