December 23, 2002 Flashback
FLASHBACK > 10 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 17, 1992 A COMPILER FOR FUZZY-LOGIC-controller (FLC) systems promises to reduce run-time rule evaluations by two orders of magnitude. This development should move...
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Staff
December 9, 2002 Flashback
FLASHBACK > 10 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 3, 1992 TO GET REAL-TIME VIDEO IN A PC'S window, most designers expect to contend with a complex video subsystem that has dedicated hardware to accelerate the...
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Staff
November 25, 2002 Flashback
FLASHBACK > 10 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 25, 1992 THIS DECADE MAY WELL BE CALLED THE decade of convergence. The merging of computing and communication technologies, the convergence of professional and...
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Staff
November 11, 2002 Flashback
FLASHBACK > 10 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 12, 1992 The State of California, concerned over its reputation for unhealthy air, has issued a mandate that requires 2% of road vehicles sold starting in 1998 and 10%...
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October 28, 2002 Flashback
Flashback > 10 Years Ago NOVEMBER 2, 1992 With portability and ease-of-use unmatched by standard computers, pen-based PCs and digital assistants have made users stand up and take notice. However, the...
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Staff
October 21, 2002 Celebrating 50 Years Of Technology
Welcome to our 50th Anniversary commemorative issue. Serving the industry longer than any publication in the EOEM field, Electronic Design has come of age with many of the pioneering people and companies that introduced the groundbreaking...
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Thomas Morgan
October 21, 2002 Reflections: On The Industry And Design
While I was relaxing at home one recent weekend, I noticed my daughter's fingers flicking like lightning across the keypad of her cell phone as she responded to a text message. At the same time, my son was playing one of his favorite video games on...
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Dave Bursky
October 21, 2002 1960s: Social Chaos Meets Logical Order
Flush from the prosperity of the late fifties, the United States entered the 1960s with more of a sense of manifest destiny than ever before. Having established itself as the world's leading superpower, the U.S. stood at the threshold of a period of...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 1970s: Microprocessors: The Little Engines That Could
Radicalism was in the air in 1970. The Vietnam war wasn't gaining much support on college campuses. In the streets, the flower-power Hippies had been shoved aside by angry, politicized Yippies, who took to the protest barricades to hurl scorn—and...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 1980s: And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
It's difficult to think of the eighties as anything but a time of mind-bending change. As the seventies ended, America was in the grip of a frustrating standoff with Islamic militants holding U.S. citizens hostage, underscoring the nation's...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 1990s: All Aboard The Internet Express
Ever stand next to a speeding train as it roars past? Its sound and power envelop you, pull you in, and make it difficult for you to think of anything else while it's thundering by. For some, it's...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 2000s So Far...: Today Wireless, Tomorrow... Who Knows?
At the close of the 20th century, by far the most tumultuous time in human history, a mood of celebration prevailed. Great excitement was in the air, largely due to the overheated economy, and the electronics industry had been right in the middle of...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 Survivors: Fifty Years And Still Going Strong
Electronic Design's golden anniversary has us wondering... how many electronics companies have also hit the 50-year mark? Probably more than you think. So here's a look at 50 companies that have passed the half-century milestone of plying their trade...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 Ten Notable Flops: Learning From Mistakes
The past 50 years of electronics history has seen its share of product and technology mistakes. Ideas that didn't quite hit the mark. Some fizzled out, some eventually gave way to better, more successful products, and others found dazzling success in...
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Lisa Maliniak
October 21, 2002 For People: Making Life Better, Fuller, Safer, Longer
Just as nuclear power has changed the world forever, so has electronics technology. Unprecedented technological advances are poised to usher in the brave new world of the future with unparalleled comfort and entertainment. These advances will permeate...
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Roger Allan
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