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A '''discrete logic computer''' is a computer system built primarily using [[discrete logic]]. Discrete logic computer completely obsoleted much of the earlier computer technologies such as [[relay computer|relays]] and [[vacuum tube computer|vacuum tubes]] by the mid 1960s. By that time computers started to be classified according to their size, price, and capabilities. Systems fell into either [[mainframe computer]]s, [[minicomputer]]s, and [[microcomputer]]. Starting from the 1970s, the [[microprocessor]] superseded the old discrete logic systems.  
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A '''discrete logic computer''' is a computer system built primarily using [[discrete logic]] such as those found in the [[7400 series]]. This term is usually reserved for more modern computers, such as those made by hobbyists and for prototyping purposes. [[Transistor computer]]s specifically refer to computers that used discrete logic during the 1950s and 60s after the [[vacuum tube]] era but before the modern [[integrated circuit]].
 
 
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== Discrete Logic Systems==
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[vacuum tube computer]]
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 24 December 2015

A discrete logic computer is a computer system built primarily using discrete logic such as those found in the 7400 series. This term is usually reserved for more modern computers, such as those made by hobbyists and for prototyping purposes. Transistor computers specifically refer to computers that used discrete logic during the 1950s and 60s after the vacuum tube era but before the modern integrated circuit.

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