Alex & Gemini's Attic — Silicon Revolution (1958–1979)

The Silicon Revolution: From transistors to microprocessors. Explore Apollo Guidance Computer modules, Intel 4004 & 8080, NASA computing, and the birth of the microchip era.

  • The Modular Standard (1958) — IBM Standard Modular System (SMS)
  • The Chip is Born (1959) — Integrated Circuits & The Planar Revolution
  • High-Speed Silicon (1961) — Scientific Data Systems (SDS)
  • Aerospace Hardening (1962) — Radiation Inc.
  • Going to the moon before the decade is out! (1964) — NASA primary guidance, navigation, and control system (PGNCS) module
  • The "Everything" Machine (1964) — IBM System/360
  • DEC & The Roots of UNIX (1964) — Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP Series
  • The Resin Tomb (1965) — Univac Defense Systems
  • The Space-Flown Witness (1966) — Apollo Block I CDU (Flight 202)
  • The Microprocessor is Born (1971) — Intel 4004
  • The First Superchip (1974) — Intel 8080
  • The Bridge to the Masses (1979) — Intel 8088 / IBM 5150

Also explore: Heavy Iron Era (1920s–1950s) — UNIVAC mainframes, IBM 604, and the birth of electronic computing.