Desk ornament featuring Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor

Made:: 1976 in Bracknell

maker:: Ferranti Limited

Ferranti Ltd paperweight. Photographed on a white background.
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Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor, 1976, encased in plastic to create a commemorative desk ornament.

A microprocessor is a miniaturised Central Processing Unit. The invention of microprocessors made computers an everyday technology. Ferranti invested in pioneering semiconductor research, leading to its development of the first European microprocessor, the F-100L, at its Bracknell plant.

Details

Category:: Computing & Data Processing

Object Number:: Y1996.10.712

Materials:: plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 117 mm x 78 mm,

type:: desk ornament

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