The first microcomputer: The transfluxor-powered Arma Micro Computer from 1962 (opens in new tab)

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64 pointsrsecora19d ago3 comments

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"Transfluxor" sounds like something straight out of science fiction.

I imagine the civilian equivalent in size and structure would be a PDP-8/S (bit-serial, still discrete logic?) But DEC material from that time simply calls it a "small-scale computer".

java-man16d ago

Ken's blog is an amazing read!

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grishka15d ago

"Transfluxor" sounds like something straight out of science fiction.

nxobject16d ago

I imagine the civilian equivalent in size and structure would be a PDP-8/S (bit-serial, still discrete logic?) But DEC material from that time simply calls it a "small-scale computer".

java-man16d ago

Ken's blog is an amazing read!

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