COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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What happened in 1971 concerning Texas Instruments?
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They were founded
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They created the first calculator
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They developed their first portable calculator
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They filed for bankruptcy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Texas Instruments made its formal entrance into the electronic calculator market on September 21, 1972, with the TI-2500 Datamath single-chip calculator. The TI-2500 was TI’s first electronic handheld calculator for the consumer market.
Detailed explanation-2: -Busicom LE-120A “HANDY” using the MK6010L “calculator on a chip” developed by Mostek. This was the world’s first true pocket calculator, small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, and also the first calculator with an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) display. It went on sale in early 1971.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1967, a team at Texas Instruments revolutionized the world. Their invention? The first handheld electronic calculator.
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