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This is the origin of the ARM microprocessor, which at the time stood for Acorn Risc Machine IIRC.
by the-dude 6y ago
This is the origin of the ARM microprocessor, which at the time stood for Acorn Risc Machine IIRC.
- leoc 6y agoLater the ARM architecture had a big breakthrough when Apple selected it for its groundbreaking mobile device: I refer of course to the Newton. :)
- the-dude 6y agoI my sibling comment I referred to the mid-80's. In this particular library, we had touchscreen terminals to acces the library's index.
- pjmlp 6y agoIt could have been even more groundbreaking, had it used Dylan instead of NewtonScript and C++.
- sys_64738 6y agoJohn Sculley was a visionary who was 20 years ahead of even Steve.
- chipotle_coyote 6y agoWhile I don't think I'd go that far, I think Sculley often gets an undeserved bad rap in Apple history, mostly because people think of him only as "the guy who pushed out Steve Jobs" rather than looking at what Apple did under his leadership.
- StringyBob 6y agoYou might be interested in this presentation from ARM to Apple from 1992 https://youtu.be/ZV1NdS_w4As https://youtu.be/ZV1NdS_w4As