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The microprocessor
Many major advances in human knowledge have resulted from the
cross-fertilisation of two different disciplines. One product of such a
union is the microprocessor, which represents the flowering both of
electronics and of computer science.
The microprocessor brings a new dimension of freedom, capability
and power to both areas. The electronic engineer can now design control
and signal-processing systems of unparalleled reliability, speed and sim-
plicity, while the computer scientist can obtain as much computer
power as he needs at a small fraction of its previous cost.
The mixed parentage of the microprocessor gives it tw ...