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Limited edition size of 50 (production may be limited by availability of chips)
Full Artwork (Click picture for larger image)
Mixed Media:
7.5"x8.5" digital photograph (full bleed). Archival photo papers and inks are used. Chips and other specimens are mounted with threads and/or acid free adhesives.
Framing:
The artwork is framed in an 11"x14" black wood shadow box frame, with glass, using suspension framing techniques. All framing materials are acid free. A narrative about the artwork that includes the artist’s signature is placed on the back of the artwork.
About this Artwork:
This artwork is a mixed media display celebrating the Intel 4004. Introduced in 1971, the Intel 4004 was the world’s first microprocessor. This artwork includes 3 major items. It has a large image of an Intel 4004 chip. On the back are the artist’s signature and a narrative describing the artwork and the 4004. Also, the artwork includes an Intel 4004 (P4004) chip in a black polyresin 16 lead DIP (Dual Inline Package) package.
General Information:
These artworks are the creation of ChipScapesTM artist Steve Emery. ChipScapesTM are photographs taken of computer chips, boards, and other computer artifacts. They are sort of chip landscapes, or ChipScapesTM for short. Most often a macro-lens or microscope is used with special lightning to achieve these unique artworks.
This artwork is part of the ChipScapesTM Historical Series dedicated to preserving and sharing chips that changed the world. ChipScapesTM are great collectibles or gifts for the technology savvy.
Close-up Study
Narrative Excerpts:
“Intel’s interest was not in money to be made from selling the 4004, but in selling the memory to support it. Intel was a memory company, not a logic chip company. This was a chance to gain market share for memory at the expense of the logic chip manufacturers.”
“The 4004 was 1/8th inch wide by 1/6th inch long. This small microprocessor had more computing power than the first electronic computer, the ENIAC, which occupied 3,000 cubic feet and weighed 30 tons."
Reverse Side
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