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The advent of the personal computer brought with it a revolution in the industrial marketplace. For when PCs started to sell in high volumes to consumers, the components inside them became a low-volume commodity item that designers of industrial equipment could also take advantage of. (more…)
Posted by Dave Wilson.
In 1971, the birth of the microprocessor heralded in a new era for systems builders. Designers of machines vehemently embraced the new chip in their designs, providing them with an unprecedented level of intelligence. (more…)
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Every four years, TV channels across the world devote an inordinate amount of coverage to the consecrated ceremony known as the Olympic Games. (more…)
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I’ve never been too handy at doing Do It Yourself jobs around the house. And for some reason, I’m no better at organising other people to do the work for me. (more…)
Engineeringtalk and this Editor's Blog is now edited by Dave Wilson
Dave was the Editor of Digital Design, Electronic Systems Design and The OEM Integrator in the US between 1980 and 1990. More recently, he founded e4engineering (now The Engineer Online) at the start of 2000 and Technology Horizons in 2006, both for Centaur Media. His mood varies with the fortunes of the NASDAQ and Nikkei indices.
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