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For the ten year period that small, personal computers have been significant, the microprocessor has been the driving force behind the performance and function of the computer. The “solutions in search of a problem” approach of microprocessors is now taking different courses. This paper will briefly examine the current approaches that will effect the 1990’s.
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Farrell, J.J. (1987). The CPU to System Connection. In: Sakamura, K. (eds) TRON Project 1987 Open-Architecture Computer Systems. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68069-7_2
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