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MICROCOMPnER

DIGEST

ANNUAL INDEX

VOLUME

1

JULY,1974

TO

JUNE,

1975

Microcomputer

Associates

Inc.

PO

BOX 1167, CUPERTINO, CA 95014 • (408) 247-8940 .

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Subject

Application

Notes

.)

.•......••...•.•....

Conferences

••••••••.••••••••••••••••••

Development Systems

•••••••.••••••••••.

Edi

toriais

••••••••••.••••••..••.•.•••.

Financial

•••••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••

Letters

To

The

Editor

..•.••.•••.•.••••

Literature

Reviews

•••.••••••.•••••.•••

Marketing

............................

.

Memories

.••••..•.•.•....•.............

Microcomputers

••••••••••••.••..•••••••

Microcomputer-Based

Products

•...•.•..•

Microcomputer

Literature

•.••••••••••..

Microcomputer

~~~ting

••.•••.•.•••.•.••

Microprocessors

••.•••.•.••.•••.••..•••

People

...............................

.

Peripherals

•••.••...•••...••••...••••.

Software

.............................

.

Support

ch

ips

.•.•••••••.•••.••.•.••..•

Technology

...........................

.

APPLICATION

NOTES:

September 1974

uC

Systems

Require

Hardware

Skills,

p 4

October

1974

Microcomputers

For

Fun

And

Games, p 1

2,048

Input

Ports

For

Intel

8008, p 8

November 1974.

Page

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

4

4

5

5

6

7

7

8

9

9

10

10

Matching Your

uP

With The

Right

RAM,

P 1

uC

To

Engulf

Motor

Control

Industry,

p 10

June

1975

uP

In

Electronic

Warfare

Systems

(Part

1),

p 4

CONFERENCES:

July

1974

COMPCON

74

Features

Micro/Mini,

p 7

European

Engine~rs

Discuss

uC's,

p 8

Semi

Show

Shifts,

p 8

October

1974

WESCON--Special

Report,

p 1

COMPCON

75

In

Feburary,

p 10

COMPCON--Special

Report,

p 19

1

December 1974

EE

TimesuC

Seminar

Applauded,

p

12

GM

Says Micros

In

Autos

By

1980,

P 13

Industrial

uC

Conference

In

March, p 13

ISA

Indicates

Slow

uC

Acceptance,

p

13

Full

Semester

In

Just

8

Hours,

P

14

January

1975

Symposium

Slated

For

April,

p 10

Telecom

Highlights

Micros,

p 10

First

Microprocessor

Conference,

p

11

March 1975

uP Debuts Morning

TV

Course,

p

11

uC

Symposium Date Changed

To

June,

p

11

'75

National

Computer

Conference,

p 11

MicroController

Seminars

Offered,

p 12

April

1975

Two

Hour

TV

Morning

Course,

p 6

Invitational

Workshop, p

14

May

1975

COMPCON

Spring

Nets

Over 600

Attendees,

p

3-

June

1975

First.

West

Coast

NCC

Nets

30,000,

p 5

Mits-Mobile

Tours West

Coast,

p 13

WESCON

80

Per

Cent

Sold,

p 13

DEVELOPMENT

SYSTEMS:

July

1974

Program Debugging

Tool,

p 7

November 1974

Digital

Electronics

Marketing

EMS-4, p 10

December 1974

Microcomputer Development

Systems,

p 1

EXORcisor

Exercises

uC

Software,

p 8

January

1975

New

Norweigian Firm

Enters

uC

Market,

p 5

February

1975

Complete

uC

Kit

Under

$500,

p 1

First

Floppy

Disc

System,

p 1

The

Intellec

8 Development

System,

p 1

rei:

PO

BOX 1167, CUPERTINO, CA 95014 • (408) 247·8940 " .

.

1975

b

Microcomputer

Associates Inc.,

All

Rights Reserved. M.R.

lemas,

President. PublIshed

monthly.

SubSCriptIon

COPYright © y

$4000

DARREll

D CROW

Editor'

LILLIAN

lAU

Associate

Editor;

PATRICIA

L.

DREISBACH,

I

$28.00

per year, overseas • per year.

."

: . . A .

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications

Technical Advisor;

MANNY

lEMAS,

ApplicatIons TechnIcal dVlsor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

March 1975

Intel

Introduces

4/MOD

40,

P 1

New

uC

Features

High

Speed

Peripherals,

p 7

April

1975

MIS

Announces

uC

Development

System,

p 8

DEC's

New

Starter

Kit,

p

10

Kit

Available

For

8080

Products,

p

10

M6800

Hardware

&

Software

Products,

p

10

May

1975

Microcomputer

Building

Blocks,

p 6

MicroDOS Aimed At

Development

Market,

p 8

Maintenance

Console

For

Mighty

Micro,

p 9

June

1975

Intellec

MDS

Intro"duced

At

NCC,

P 1

PACE

Development

System

&

IMP

Kits,

p 7

Three

uP

Boards

Introduced,

p 7

EDITORIALS:

July

1974

Personal

Invitation,

p 3

August

1974

Thank

You

For

Your

Response,

p 2

September

1974

What

Is

A

Microcomputer,

p 2

October

1974

WESCON

And

COMPCON

At

The

Same

Time?,

p 2

December 1974

You

Asked

For

It,

p 2

FINANCIAL:

July

1974

For

Sale--Ten

Year

Forecast,

p 8

Report

Maps

Market

Strategy,

p 8

Bye Buy, p

11

Lines

Busy

•.•

, p

11

Record

MOS

Sales

Forecast,

p

11

Sales

Up

Profits

Down, p

11

August

1974

Modest

Recovery

In

1975,

p

11

2

September

1974

Adar

Acquires

Spectrum

Dynamics,

p

15

October

1974

A

SEMI

Economy, p 17

AMI

Signs

$25

Million

Loan,

p

18

Puerto

Rico

Offers

New

Tax

Benefits,

p

18

November 1974

Terminals

Offer

uC

Broad

Market,

p

12

Inventory,

Inflation

Curb

Seen

In

1975,

p

18

December 1974

NEREM

Finds

uC

Companies

"Holding",

p

19

WEMA

Sees

1975

To

Begin

Turnaround,

p 19

January

1975

UDC

Merges With

Tymshare,

p 18

Zentec

Signs

uC

Terminal

Pact,

p

18

March

1975

AMI

Buys

All

Of

AMI

Japan,

p 18

April

1975

$1.75

Billion

Memory

Market

By

1978,

p

17

May

1975

REI

To

Lease

Sander's

Line,

p 7

Computer

Industry

Hits

SlOB

Pace,

p 16

CompuSystems

Given

U.S.

Territory,

p

17

Qualterm

Wins $250K

Contract,

p

17

WDC

Signs

$6.3

Million

Loan,

p

17

Zentec

&

CMC

Sign

5

Year

Pact,

p 17

June

1975

Shugart

&

National

In

Disc

Deal,

p 17

1976

uC

Market

To

Reach $120

Million,

p 17

LETTERS

TO

THE

EDITOR:

September

1974

Full

Addresses

And

Employment

Ads,

p 3

January

1975

uC:

History's

Fulcrum?,

p 2

LITERATURE

REVIEWS:

August

1974

Survey

of

Microprogrammable

uP's

Reveals

Ultimate

Software

Flexibility,

p 7

cI

PO

BOX 1167, CUPERTINO, CA 95014 • (408) 247-8940

Copyright

©

1975

by

Microcomputer

Associates Inc.,

All

Rights Reserved. M.R. Lemas, President. Published

monthly.

Subscription

$28.00

per year, overseas

$40.00

per year.

DARRELL

D. CROW,

Editor;

LILLIAN

LAU,

Associate

Editor;

PATRICIA

L.

DREISBACH,

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications

Technical Advisor;

MANNY

LEMAS,

Applications

Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

August

1974

(cont'd)

High-Level

Language

Simplifies

Microcomputer

Programming,

p 8

How

To

Design

A

uP-Based

Controller

System,

p 8

Microprocessor

Architecture,

p 8

Diverse

Industry

Users

Clamber Aboard The

Microprocessor

Bandwagon, p 8

September

1974

uC--Revolution

Or

Evolution,

p

10

Microprocessors

Unmasked, p

11

October

1974

Microprocessor

Applications,

p

14

PLA's Enhance

Digital

Processor

Speed

And

Cut Component

Count,

p

14

Computer

Alters

Its

Architecture

Fast

Via

New

Control,

p

14

Microprocessors

Expand

Industry

Application

Of

Data

Acquisition,

p

14

Bipolar

LSI Computing

Elements

Usher

In

A

New

Era

Of

Digital

Design,

p

14

Linking

Microprocessors

To

The

Real

World,

p

14

The

Semiconductor

Becomes A

New

Marketing

Force,

p

20

Even The

Smallest

Machine

Will

Have

Its

Own

Brain,

p

20

November 1974

Microcomputers--From

The

User's

Viewpoint,

p

13

Microcomputers

For

Data

Acquisition,

p

13

December 1974

Improved

Solid-State

Memories &

Microproces-

sors

Altering

The

Structure

Of

Computers,

p

14

Improve

Memory

Systems

With

4K

RAMs,

P

14

Extending

LSI-Processor

Capabilities

With

Microprogramming,

p 15

The

Great

Memory

Battle

Goes On, But

Semicon-

ductots

Appear The

Ultimate

Victors,

p 15

Microcomputers

Unlock The Next

Generation,

p 15

Microcomputer

Software

Makes

Its

Debut,

p

15

Digital

Testing,

p 15

January

1975

Improve

Interrupt

Handling

Capability

Of

Microprocessors

With A

Few

ICs,

p

13

3

4K

RAMs:

Increased

Densities

Bring

Diffi-

cult

Testing

Problems,

p

14

A Very

Complete

Chip

Set

Joins

The

Great

Microprocessor

Race,

p

14

Comm

Systems

In

1980

Will

Provide

"Smart"

Functions

In

Every

Terminal,

p

14

Brake

Tester

Takes

Microprocessor

For

A

Ride,

p 15

Microprocessors

And

Microcomputers:

What

Will

The

Future

Bring?,

p 15

February

1975

Microprocessor

Field

Survey

And

Data

Book,

p

14

When

Your

System's

Data

Rates

Differ,

It's

Time

For

A

Microprocessor,

p 15

EDN's

First

Annual

Microprocessor

Directory,

1974,

p 15

Newest

uP's

Split

Into

Two

Divergent

Paths,

p 15

Counter

Keeps

Track

Of

Microprocessor

Inter-

rupts,

p

15

Single~Chip

Microprocessor

Employs Minicom-

puter

Word

Length,

p 15

Printer

Control:

A Minor Task

For

A

Fast

Microprocessor,

p 15

March 1975

Distributed

Function

Microprocessor

Archi-

tecture,

p

13

Pitfalls

To

Avoid

In

Applying

uP,

p

13

The Emerging

Microcomputer;

p

13

User

Microprogram

Development

For

An

LSI

Processor,

p 13

A

Technology

Profile:

Microprocessors

&

Microcomputers,

p

13

Microcomputer

Design,

p

13

April

1975

The

Classroom

Microcomputers,

p

14

Microprocessor

System

Design,

p

14

Single

Chip

Microprocessors

Move

Into

The

l6-Bit

Arena,

p

14

Developing

Software

For

Microcomputer

Appli-

cations,

p

14

May

1975

Join

Micros

Into

Intelligent

Networks,

p

11

Microprocessor

Instruction

Sets:

The Vocab-

ulary

Of Programming, p

11

Four-Chip

Microprocessor

Family

Reduces

Sys-

tem

Parts

Counts,

p

11

d~l:

PO

BOX 1167, CUPERTINO, CA 95014 • (408) 247-8940

~~

Copyright

©

1975

by

Microcomputer

Associates

Inc.,

All

Rights Reserved.

M.R.

Lemas, President. Published

monthly.

Subscription

~

,

$28.00

per year, overseas

$40.00

per year.

DARRELL

D. CROW,

Editor;

LILLIAN

LAU,

Associate

Editor;

PATRICIA

L.

DREISBACH,

"'

__

~'~

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications

Technical

Advisor;

MANNY

LEMAS,

Applications

Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

May

1975

(cont'd)

Programmable

Logic

Arrays:

A Dormant

Giant

Awakening, p 11

Only

Small

Clever

Programs Need

Apply,

p

11

Guidelines

For

Point

Plotting

On

CRT's With

Mini

And

Microcomputers,

p

11

Test

Schemes

For

Microprocessor

Chips,

p

11

June

1975

Exposing

The

Black

Art

Of

Microprocessor

Benchmarking,

p

13

Motor

Control

By

PLL

Can

Be

Achieved

With A

Microprocessor,

p 13

Speed

Microcomputer

Multiplication,

p 14

Benefits

Of

Localized

Control

With uC, p

14

Explore

Microcomputer

I/O

Capabilities,

p

14

Microprocessor

Field

Survey

And

Data

Book

First

Quarter,

p 14

Markets

For

Computer Memories, p

14

Microprocessor

Benchmarks:

How

Well

Does

The

uP

Move

Data?,

p 14

MARKETING:

August

1974

Japanese

Firms

Shifting

To

uC, p 4

September

1974

Nortec

Eyes

uC

Market,

p 6

October

1974

National

To

Set

Up

uC

Centers,

p

11

November 1974

Micros

Could

Increase

Mini

Sales,

p 8

February

1975

Rockwell

To

Push

Standard

Products,

p 12

Bartlett

To

Rep

Zentec,

p

19

March 1975

MK6800s

Are

Stocked

By

Distributors,

p 5

HP's

uC

Terminal

Nets

$lM

Backlog,

p

11

Distributor

Announces

uC

Line,

p

11

Heavy

Competition

Seen

For

Floppys,

p

18

April

1975

New

International

Sales

Network, p

14

Kokusai

To

Market

Zentec

9002,

p 17

4

May

1975

$300

Microcomputer

Kit,

p 1

H/A

Offering

Basic

Motorola

Kit,

p 3

French

Firm

To

Market

Micro-One,

p 17

June

1975

National

Bids

For

Number 1

Spot,

p 10

Rockwell &

Synertek

Reach

Agreement,

p

11

CA

Slash

Memory

& uP

Prices,

p 17

MEMORIES:

July

1974

IMC

Highlights

Bubble Memories, p 7

August

1974

Intel

Offers

New

$12

4K

RAM,

P 1

Fairchild

Readies

lK

RAM,

P 6

Heavy

Competition

Mounts

In

1103

Race,

p 6

New

l6,384-Bit

MOS

ROM

Announced, p 6

Two

Firms

Plan

Joint

RAM

Venture,

p 6

September

1974

Japan

Subsidizes

Semiconductor

Firms,

p 9

N-Channel

MOS

Memory

Line,

p 9

RAM

Available

For

Evaluation,

p 9

October

1974

Fairchild

Introduces

Low

Power

RAM,

p 9

WDC

Announces

Production

Of

4K

RAM,

P 9

AMD

Offers

3

Versions

Of 2102

RAM,

P

10

Japanese

Develop

2304-Bit

PROM,

p

10

lK

Static

NMOS

Memories, p 10

November 1974

National

Announces

MOSRAM

410,

P

11

Signetics

Says

RAM

To

Set

Standard,

p

11

New

EA

MOS

RAM,

P 12

December 1974

Fast

Dash

For

2606,

p

11

Intersil

Introduces

IM7733, p

11

Large

Selection

Of lK

RAM,

P

11

lK

RAM

For

uC, p

11

January

1975

Package

Pin

Duel Mounts, p 6

EM&M

And

GI

Announce 2nd

Source

Pact,

p 7

Motorola's

New

64 x 4

RAM,

P 7

RCA

Introduces

First

NMOS

RAM,

P 7

cI

PO

BOX 1167, CUPERTINO, CA 95014 • (408) 247-8940

Copyright © 1975

by

Microcomputer Associates Inc.,

All

Rights Reserved. M.R. Lemas, President. Published

monthly.

Subscription

$28.00 per year,

overseas

$40.00 per year.

DARRELL

D. CROW,

Editor;

LILLIAN

LAU,

Associate

Editor;

PATRICIA

L. DREISBACH,

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications Technical Advisor;

MANNY

LEMAS, Applications Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

January

1975

(cont'd)

High

Performance

RAM

Family

Unveiled,

p 8

1st

Quarter--lK

RAM

Target

Date,

p 8

Bipolar

Memory

Line

Gains

Two

Units,

p 9

MCM

Upgrades

Test

Center,

p 9

4096

Bits

In

An

18-Lead

Package,

p 9

Signetics

Adds

2K

&

4K

PROM

To

Line,

p 10

February

1975

First

Production

CCD

Memory

Introduced,

p 8

New

$21

4K

RAM,

P 9

National

Ships

MOSRAM

410,

P

10

New

1024-Bit

CMOS

RAM,

P 10

National

Ad9S

4K

RAM

To

Line,

p

11

Signetics

To

Ship

Sample

4K

RAM,

P

12

March 1975

FAMOS

4K

RAM

Being

Delivered,

p

10

Intel

Offers

16K

CCD

Device,

p 10

WD

Announces

16-Pin

4K

RAM,

P 10

April

1975

AMD

To

Second

Source

93415,

p

12

New

Field

Programmable

PROM,

p 12

512 x 1

CMOS

RAM

In

Production,

p

13

Curtis

Unveils

PROM

Programmer,

p 13

May

1975

.5¢/Bit

Isoplanar

PROM,

p 8

National

Announces

New

Memory

System,

p 9

June

1975

Saga Of The

4K

RAM,

P 9

4K

And

8K

PROM

Slated

For

uC

Market,

p 9

New

Back-Up

Memory

Assures

Data,

p 12

MICROCOMPUTERS:

July

1974

France's

First,

p 4

Hybrid

Microcomputer,

p 4

Industrial

Mini

Replacement,

p 4

Pro-Log

Has "EIGHTS", p 5

uC

With

Mag

Card

Storage,

p 5

uC

EE's

Have

More

Fun,

p

11

September

1974

Custom

Design

Aid

For

Users,

p 7

October

1974

M6800

Second

Source

Agreement

Reached,

p 5

5

February

1975

8-Bit

Microcomputer,

p 7

Rugged

Micro,

p 8

March 1975

uC

Prototype

Boards

Ready,

p 8

April

1975

Single-Board

uC

System,

p 7

May

1975

MMI

300

Now

Available,

p 1

Ruggedized

8080

MicroProcessor,

p 4

4-Bit

Industrial

Control

Microcomputer,

p 5

MICROCOMPUTER-BASED

PRODUCTS:

July

1974

Gold

Monitoring,

p 5

Sony

Tests

With uC, p 5

Tester

Uses uC, p 5

Games

uC's

Play,

p 6

GM

Answers

Washington

With

Microcomputers,

p 6

Zip

Moves The

Mail,

uC

Moves The

Mailgram,

p 6

August

1974

Furnace

To

Use IMPs, p 4

Qualifier

Uses

uC

To

Test

IC

Chips,

p 4

Editing

CRT

Terminal

Offered,

p 5

New

British

uC

Scientific

Calculators,

p 5

Three

Firms

Announce

Controller

Line,

p 5

September

1974

But

Who's Gonna Wipe The

Windshield,

p 7

Alden

Boosts

StaRRcom Speed &

Power,

p 8

uC

Supermarket

pas

Competes

With

IBM,

P 8

uC

System

Includes

Keyboard

And

CRT,

p 8

October

1974

COMSTAR

Develops

New

Stacker

Crane,

p 6

Silent

700

Gains

Intelligence,

p 7

Spacelabs

Inc.

Announces

uC

Monitor,

p 7

uC

Controls

Scope

Readout,

p 7

uC

Out-Sniffs

Dogs, p 7

Sharp

Introduces

POS'Terminal,

p 8

Smart

Camera Eyes

Production

Line,

p 8

uC

Controls

Facsimile

Transmission,

p 8

uC

Terminal

Controller,

p 8

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1975

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Rights Reserved. M.R. Lemas, President. Published

monthly.

Subscription

$28.00

per year, overseas

$40.00

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DARRELL

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LILLIAN

LAU,

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Editor;

PATRICIA

L.

DREISBACH,

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications

Technical

Advisor;

MANNY

LEIVJAS,

Applications

Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

November

1974

New

Datachecker

Optional

Scanner,

p 5

Pertec

Offers

New

CRT

Terminal,

p 7

PCS

Introduces

First

Of MicroPac

Line,

p 8

X~OO

Multipurpose

Terminal,

p 8

Zentec's

9002

Gains

Printer,

p 8

ICC

Announces

Its

Smart

Terminal,

p 9

uC

Industrial

Control

System,

p

10

December

1974

H-P

Announces

New

uC

Terminal

Line,

p 5

Cobilt

Introduces

3 Wafer

Probers,

p 7

Data

Entry

Simplified,

p 8

This

Microcomputer

Plots

Every

Move, p 8

Data

Acquisition

System

Gets

Smart,

p 9

Hotel

Reservation

System Employs uC, p 9

Zip

•.

Zip,

P 9

uC

Controls

Nuclear

Reactor,

p 9

Printer

Under

uC

Control,

p 10

January

1975

Microtrol--Heart

Of

Control

Systems,

p 5

TTL

&

MOS

Join

Hands

In

New

York,

p 5

Card

Data

Processor

Gains

uC, p 6

Company's

1st

uC

Peripheral,

p 6

Optical

Reader

Can

Verify

Page,

p 6

-Supermarket

Chain

Chooses

Datachecker,

p 6

February

1975

Las Vegas

Show

Debuts

VRC-IOO, p 5

Processing

Cost

Halved,

p 6

Surveillance

System

Harnesses

uC, p 6

8008--Heart

Of

New

MI2

Processor,

p 6

Custom

Fast

Fourier

Transform,

p 7

Text

Editor

With

Floppy

Discs,

p 7

uC

Controls

Arcade-Bowling

Game, p 7

uC

Memory

System

For

Minis,

p 7

Action

Upgrades

Processor

With uC, p 8

Intelligent

Floppy

Disc

System,

p 8

Microcomputer

Teaching

Kit,

p 8

8080

Slated

For

Process

Control,

p 9

March

1975

East

Coast

Firm

Announces

PROCOM

I,

P 6

Tri-Processor

Display

Terminal,

p 7

Wang

Enters

uC-Mini

Into

New

Market,

p 7

OCR

Page

Reader

Available,

p 8

NC

System

Adds

Micros

For

Efficiency,

p 8

uP

Controlled

Memory

Subsystem,

p 8

Automated

TV

Stations,

p 9

Safeway

Tests

National

POS

System,

p 9

Tektronix

To

Offer

uC

Scope,

p 9

6

April

1975

M6800

Enters

TRW

Market,

p 6

I/O

Controllers

Designed

With 3

uCs,

P 7

Microcomputer

Vacuum

Coater,

p 7

Norland

Enters

Instruments

Market,

p 7

Remote

Data

Communication

Systems,

p 7

Toshiba

Eyeing

U.S.

Auto

Market,

p 8

Microwave Oven

Joins

Bandwagon, p

.9

New

uC

Terminal

Series

Displayed,

p 9

Tycom's

Smart

Terminal,

p 9

Vending Machine

Demos

uC

Power,

p 9

No

More

Coffee

Breaks,

p

10

Safeway

To

Use 2nd

Datachecker,

p 10

M6800

Used

In

Watch

Tester,

p

11

May

1975

uC

Joins

Fight

Against

Air

Pollution,

p 5

8080

Digital

Oscilloscope,

p 5

Data

Logger

Scans

Up

To

1000

Pts/Sec,

p 6

Microcomputer-Based

Formatter,

p 7

uC

Monitor/Emulator

Terminal,

p 7

June

1975

Chrysler

Orders

5000 M6800s, p 6

Distributed

Data

Processing

System,

p 7

Bourns

To

Use

uC

In

Terminal,

p 8

Data

Communications

Controller,

p 8

Intelligent

Floppy

Disc

System,

p 8

Microcomputer

Teaching

Kit,

p 8

8080

Slated

For

Process

Control,

p 9

MICROCOMPUTER

LITERATURE:

July

1974

Coming Soon From

EN,

p 8

September

1974

uC

Revolution

Or

Evolution,

p

10

Microprocessors

Unmasked, p

11

Third

Annual

uC

Market

Survey,

p 12

uC

Analytical

Instrument

Market

Ripe,

p 12

October

1974

Mi~rocomputers

And

Your Company, p

11

New

Book

Discusses

8008

Applications,

p

14

uP

Field

Survey

&

Data

Book

Available,

p

14

November

1974

It's

Only

Just

Beginning,

p

11

December

1974

uP

Field

Survey

&

Data

Book, p 14

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1975

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Associates Inc.,

All

Rights Reserved.

M.R.

Lemas, President. Published

monthly.

Subscription

$28.00

per year, overseas

$40.00

per year.

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D. CROW,

Editor;

LILLIAN

LAU,

Associate

Editor;

PATRICIA

L.

DREISBACH,

Circulation

Editor;

RAY

HOLT,

Applications

Technical Advisor;

MANNY

LEMAS,

Applications

Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

January

1975

Auerbach A La

Carte,

p 11

Two

New

Brochures

Offered

By

PCS, P 12

Frost

&

Sullivan

uC

Market

Study,

p

13

February

1975

EDN

uP

Design

Series,

p

12

European

Micro

Organization,

p 13

Microcomputer

Structures,

p 13

March 1975

Design

Note

For

Bipolar

Microprocessor,

p 12

Mag

Disc

Controller

Appl.

Note,

p 12

May

1975

LSI

Technology

Market

Report,

p

12

uC

To

Grow

By

150

Fold

This

Decade,

p

12

June

1975

Six

Volume

uC

Course

Available,

p

13

MICROCOMPUTER

TESTING:

August

1974

IC

Tester

From

Fairchild,

p 7

September

1974

Fairchild

To

Deliver

uC

Tester

Soon, p 8

October

1974

Fairchild

Delivers

Two

Sentrys,

p 9

New

uC

Chip

Tester,

p 9

November 1974

Microprocessor

Testing,

p 9

December 1974

Complex LSI &

uC

Tester

Ready, p

10

January

1975

DRO

Available

With

uC

Tester,

p 10

May

1975

Portable

uP Chip

Tester,

p 7

Tester

Debugs

uC

Within

Systems,

p 7

June

1975

Logic

Analyzer

And

Clocks

For

uP,

p 9

Memory

And

LSI Chip

Test

System,

p

11

7

MICROPROCESSORS:

July

1974

IMP

Family

Expanded, p 1

Mil-Spec

8080,

p 1

Rockwell's

PPS-8,

p 1

Monolithic

Memories

Returns,

p 2

Bipolar

Microprocessor,

p 3

Faster

Than The

8080,

p 4

Siemens N-Channel uC, p 4

SOS

Micro/Mini,

p 4

August

1974

NEC

Answers

Intel

With

New

uP,

p 1

RCA

Develops

First

CMOS

uP,

p 1

Bipolar

uC

Believed

To

Use I2L

Process,

p 3

Two-Chip

Microcomputer,

p 3

September

1974

Fairchild

Tosses

Hat

Into

uC

Ring,

p 1

Japan's

First

Microcomputer,

p 1

Motorola's

Rollin',

p 1

Signetics

To

Ship

uC

In

November, p 1

Microcomputers

In

The Making, p 6

TI

To

Introduce

I2L uC, p 6

EPI

Decides

On

In-House

uC, p 7

October

1974

Intel

Announces

Bipolar

uC

Family,

p 1

Europe

Designs

Compatible

uC

Chips,

p 5

RP-16

Stopped,

p 5

Custom uP

For

Auto

Braking

System,

p 6

Novembe;r

1974

Intersil's

PDP8

On

A

Chip,

P 1

Two

More

uC' s

On

The

Way,

p 1

Intel's

4040 Announcement

Soon,

p 6

National

IMP-4s Are

Available,

p 6

Rockwell

Increases

uC

Support,

p 6

Japan

Developing

ESBFET

CPU

Chip,

P 7

Nitron's

Two

Chipper

For

Actron

Only,

p 7

Western

Digital

Reports

uC

Progress,

p 7

December 1974

Intel

Unwraps

Faster

4-Bit

CPU,

P 1

TI Announces

First

Microcomputer,

p 1

4-Bit

Microcontroller

Available,

p 6

Rockwell

Increases

Chip

Shipment,

p 7

Western

&

DEC

Have

3-Chip

uC

Mini,

p 7

Intel

Bipolar

3000

Kit

Available,

p 9

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MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

January

1975

National's

New

Single

Chip

16-Bit

CPU,

P 1

Rockwell

Cancels

SOS

uC, p 1

SMS

Introduces

Bipolar

Microcontroller,

p 1

England

Announces

Two

Chipper,

p 4

TI

Delivers

Encore

After

Bipolar

uC, p 4

Japan

Enter~

16-Bit

uC

For

Home

Market,

p 5

February

1975

Mostek

5065's

By

The

1000,

p 1

French

Firm

Unveils

I2L

P-8,

P 5

Rockwell

Lowers

uC

Prices,

p 5

March 1975

Bipolar

uC

Second

Source

Announced, p 1

Japan

Develops

Faster

8080

Equivalent,

p 1

National

Will

2nd

Source

4004

Family,

p 1

4-Bit

Slice

I2L

uC

Announced

By

TI,

p 1

GA

Still

Pursuing

SOS

uC, p 5

GE

and

SSS

Agree

On

SOS

Exchange,

p 5

WD

Begins

Production

Of

LSI-II

uC, P 5

April

1975

Data

Communication

Microprocessor,

p 1

Fairchild

Introduces

2-Chip

F8

uC, p 1

GI

&

Honeywell

Announce

Joint

Venture,

p 1

~ndustry's

Most Unkept 8080

Secrets,

p 1

Hitachi

&

Toshiba

Announce

New

Chips,

p 6

TDY

52

Aborted,

p 6

8080

Likely

LSI-12

Candidate,

p 6

May

1975

EM&M

To

Produce

16-Bit

uC, p 1

Rockwell's

New

Exclusive

Auto uC, p 1

Comstar

Develops

In-House

uC

Chips,

p 3

Toko

Enters

U.S.

Market,

p 4

June

1975

Mostek &

Fairchild

Enter

F8

Pact,

p 1

Motorola

To

Introduce

4-Bit

ECL

uC~

P 1

NSC

Enters

Low-Cost uP

Arena,

p 1

TI

Confirms

8080

Second

Source

Plans,

p 1

PEOPLE:

July

1974

And

Now,

The

Application

House,

p 5

Control

Data

Aligns

For

uC, p 8

August

1974

East

Coast

Application

House Formed, p 7

8

National

Extends

Training

Overseas,

p 7

Ireland

Ready

For

MaS

Venture,

p

11

September

1974

Auto

Electronic

Standards

Meeting

Set,

p

10

WESCON

Expected

To

Draw

30,000,

p

10

Carver

Joins

National,

p

12

Dwyer & Yagura

Resign,

p

12

Ground

Breakers,

p 12

On

The Move, p

12

CIA

Offers

$50K

For

New

Organization,

p

15

October

1974

Auto

Unit

Gains

Separate

Identity,

p 6

New

LA

Firm

To

Hold

Courses

Abroad,

p 10

New

RAM

Consultant

Firm,

p

10

Clark

New

Sales

Manager,

p

11

Ferguson--Peripheral

Product

Manager,

p

11

ILC

Unveils

uC

Division,

p

11

Little

Appointed

Market

Manager,

p

11

New

Fairchild

V.P.,

p

11

November 1974

Ungermann

Leaves

Intel,

p

13

M~ore

Recipient

Achievement

Award, p

14

Rlgg

Assumes

uC

Responsibility,

p

14

Sheridan

Forms

Affiliate

uC

Co.,

p

14

SVG

Opens

Consulting

Facility,

p

14

December 1974

Faggin

& Ungermann Form

New

Firm,

p

13

New

Datachecker

Training

Manager,

p 13

Wichita

Consultant

House Formed, p

13

Machine

Firm

Acquires

Comstar,

p

14

January

1975

One

Micro Under

Glass

Please!,

p 9

Grove Wins

J.

J.

Ebers

Award, p

12

Intel

To

Realign

Management, p

12

National

Names

New

Administrator,

p 12

Cusick

Named

WD's

New

VP, p

12

February

1975

NCR's Second

Electronic

Plant,

p

12

Siemen's

Bid

For

European

Market,

p 12

The ICS

uC

Educational

Congress,

p

13

March 1975

Goodyear &

AF

To

Conduct

uC

Study,

p 7

SVG

Announces

Center

Open &

Equipped,

p

10

Rental

Agency

Offers

uC

Equipment,

p

11

Burke

To

Retire,

p

12

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$40.00

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Editor;

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L.

DREISBACH,

Circulation

Editor;

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HOLT,

Applications

Technical Advisor;

MANNY

LEMAS,

Applications

Technical Advisor.

MICROCOMPUTER DIGEST

March 1975

(cont'd)

Ghest

To

Head

MMI

uC

Effort,

p

12

Micro

Founders

Form

New

uC

House,

p

12

SMS

Names

Ross

District

Sales

Manager,

p 12

April

1975

Hannum

Wins

Bit

Bucket

Contest,

p

13

u.S.

Philips

To

Takeover

Signetics,

p

13

May

1975

California

Microcomputer

House Formed, p

10

Intel

Doubles

European

Staff,

p 10

New

English

6800

Service

Firm

Formed, p

10

People

On

The Move, p 10

June

1975

GEC

And

Intel

In

Close

Relationship,

p 6

Washington

uC

Development

Center,

p

11

Calif.

Consultant

Trade

Association,

p

12

People

On

The Move, p

12

PERIPHERALS:

July

1974

Hi-Speed

Reader

For

Intellec,

p 6

New

Micro

Peripherals,

p 7

August

1974

3

New

Products

Added

In

uC

Line,

p 6

September

1974

PROM

Program

Station,

p 8

Support

Programs

&

Chips

For

8080,

p 9

October

1974

80

Second

PROM

Programmer,

p 7

November 1974

First

Floppy

Disc

Made

For

uC, p

12

December 1974

Attache-Sized

Programmer,

p 8

February

1975

Point

Plotter

Module Announced, p 6

Photopen

For

uC

Terminal,

p 10

March 1975

San

Diego

Firm

Offers

8080

Peripherals,

p

9.

IMP-8 & IMP-16 High Speed Tape

Reader,

p

10

9

April

1975

Danyl

Develops

IMP-16

Aids,

p

11

Micro

Disc

File

System

Offered,

p

11

May

1975

Floppy

Disc

Controller,

p 9

Hi-Speed

uC

Paper

Tape,

p 9

June

1975

Microcomputer

UART

Unveiled,

p

10

SOFTWARE:

July

1974

Intel's

Program

Library,

p 7

3

PROM

Debug

Program,

p 7

August

1974

Software

Support

For

Intel

uC

Family,

p 7

September

1974

UCS

Offers

Intel's

Support

Software,

p 9

October

1974

Microcomputer

Software

Products,

p 8

HP

Offers

New

App-PACs, p

10

December 1974

Standard

Language

Seen

Emerging,

p 1

8008/8080

Support

Software

Offered,

p

10

February

1975

In-House

uC

Software

Support,

p 5

March 1975

Resident

PL/M+

Compiler

For

IMP-16, p 4

April

1975

Microcomputer

Software

Support,

p 1

Intel

Software

Support

Announced, p

11

May

1975

Free

Library

Access

For

Contributors,

p 8

GMI

Offers

uC

Timeshare

System,

p 8

DL-8A

Cross

Assembler

Available,

p 9

June

1975

New

Macro

Assembler

For

8008/8080,

p

10

Process

Control

Compiler,

p

11

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