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==Discrete logic== Before the advent of microprocessors, it was possible to build small computers using small-scale [[integrated circuit]]s (ICs), where each IC contained only a few logic gates or flip-flops. * The [[Kenbak-1]] (1971) used [[small-scale integration]] [[transistor–transistor logic]] (TTL) ICs and had 256 bytes of memory. It was priced at USD 750 and sold only 40 units.<ref>p. 4/3, ''A history of the personal computer: the people and the technology'', Roy A. Allan, 2001, {{ISBN|0-9689108-0-7}}.</ref> * [[Datapoint 2200]] (shipped 1971) was the first machine ''designed'' to use a microprocessor, but when Intel could not deliver the 8008 in time, they released the machine using discrete logic. * The [[EDUC-8]] (1975) was an ''[[Electronics Australia]]'' magazine project describing a computer built from TTL ICs.
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