Vol.24

Otona no Kagaku (Science for Adults) Magazine vol.24

Modified A4/76 pages/On sale June 30, 2009
●Supplement: 4-bit Micro Computer (GMC-4)

※NOTE: All magazine contents are in Japanese. English versions are not available.

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This Issue’s Special Feature: The Age of the Micro Computer

Table of Contents

That time when computers shined...
The Age of the Micro Computer

Some words with Masanori Sakaki, creator of the TK-80 simulator:
The World of Micro Computer Kits

Some words with Hiroyuki Sonobe, creator of Derby Stallion:
Programming Secrets

Some words with Sutapa Saito, “buyer-in-chief”
Why Are Micro Computers Cool!?

Some words with Kazuhiko Koyano, collector:
What Is the Appeal of Vintage Micro Computers?

An interview with the developer of the world’s first microprocessor, Masatoshi Shima:
An Epochal Invention that Gave Birth to the Micro Computer

The Evolution of 1/√2:
- A History of the Microprocessor Revolution

Playing around with the Supplement.
・This feels like a “4-bit artificial intelligence” project. Satoshi Endo
・Connecting the SX-150. Gan with polymoog
・Exploring the possibilities of the GMC-4! Takumi Funada

From geared calculators to the world’s first computer:
A History of Calculating Machines

Pictorial Explanation: The Mechanisms that Make a Computer Work

Why can Computers Calculate Everything
Using only 0s and 1s?

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