Title :
The Turing-850 Project: Developing a Personal Computer in the Early 1980s in Mexico
Author :
Ortiz-Arroyo, Daniel ; Rodrìguez-Henrìquez, Francisco ; Coello, Carlos A Coello
Author_Institution :
Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark
Abstract :
In response to the increasing popularity in the late 1970s of affordable, general-purpose, microprocessor-based personal computers in the US, several countries attempted to create indigenous personal computer industries. The Turing-850, a general-purpose PC designed and built in Mexico in the early 1980s, shows that Mexico had the technological capabilities to develop its own such industry, but diverse factors prevented its creation.
Keywords :
general purpose computers; microcomputers; Mexico; computer industry; general purpose personal computer; microprocessor based personal computer; technological capability; Companies; Computer architecture; Government; Hardware; Industries; Microcomputers; History of computing; Mexican computers; computer architecture; developing countries; high performance; personal computers;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2010.68
