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The Intersil 6100 - A Minicomputer on a Chip

ChipScapes Historical Series - 11x14

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Item number:220289971487
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Historical Series

 

The Intersil 6100 – The First Minicomputer on a Chip

ChipScapesTM Historical Series

 

Production:

Limited edition size of 50 (production may be limited by availability of chips)

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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 Intersil 6100. Introduced in 1975, the 6100 was the first minicomputer on a chip. This artwork includes 3 major items. It has a large image of an Intersil 6100 chip. On the back are the artist’s signature and a narrative describing the artwork and the 6100. Also, the artwork includes an 6100 (IM6100AIPL) chip in a black polyresin 40 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.

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Narrative Excerpts:

"The 6100 was a very unique microprocessor. It was designed to run the software of the DEC PDP-8E mini-computer. The PDP-8 was one of the first mini-computers, and by far the most popular of the 60's and 70's. Vast libraries of software were developed and were available at little or no cost. Since the 6100 was designed to run the software of a 10 year old architecture, it is often criticized when compared to its peers. However, the 6100, for all its quirks, did implement a mini-computer on a chip..."

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For more information about ChipScapesTM, please click on the following links that will take you to my ChipScapes website www.ChipScapes.com:

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