Sinclair-Terminal · @SinclairSpeccy
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On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby successfully tested the world's first integrated circuit at . This showed that resistors and capacitors could coexist on a single piece of semiconductor material.

Kilby's was a leap forward in electronics. It was constructed from a small piece of germanium containing five components interconnected by tiny wires. Along with Robert Noyce, he is credited with the invention of the integrated circuit

#september #ti #tech #TechHistory #ic #texasinstruments

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Veronika Cheplygina · @DrVeronikaCH
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Rescued this from the dumpster today, what's the chance I can revive it?

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Raymond Scott Pert · @raymondpert
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Apple Tumbles as Fears Grow over China iPhone Curbs

> Apple fell nearly 4% on Thursday and sparked a selloff in tech stocks after reports that China has widened curbs on iPhone use by government staff in one of the US company's biggest markets.

> Apple suppliers and companies with large China exposure including , and fell between 1.4% and 4.7%. The maker's drop also weighed on the three main stock indexes. english.aawsat.com/business/45

#Apple #China #US #iPhone #texasinstruments #qualcomm #broadcom

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Kevin Karhan :verified: · @kkarhan
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@NanoBookReview @enigmatico well, the convention says it's 9!
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And good calculaters like the -Series do follow that convention...

There's a reason charges absurd amounts for their shit, because like Lab Equipment from , as well as their calculators are accurate!

#rohdeundschwarz #fluke #agilent #texasinstruments #ti30

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Judeau · @Judeau
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What is the most powerful or fully featured version of that was built into a consumer device?

Back in the day it was built into all the home micro computers like and many more and I remember it being built into on the .

I was tinkering around with my which also have Basic built in and it got me thinking about this question.

Any Ideas?

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I was at the Bring and Byte sale at @computermuseum today and all I got was this lousy* πŸ˜„

* It's not lousy at all. Just look at it! Needs a new back cover, but it works and will go nicely with my TI-1250

#calculator #texasinstruments

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Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
I’ve owned this one since I was 9.
She’ll be getting an F18A upgrade to the TMS9929A soon.
The other upgrades are in the Peripheral Expansion Box (PEB).

#ti994a #texasinstruments #retrogaming #retrocomputing

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PlaneFenceCMH · @PlaneFenceCMH
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