1971:1st mini computer made by NCTU 1971:Developers of the 1st mini computer
(Ching-Chun Hsieh、Jong-Chuang Tsay、Sin-Min Tsai)1971:Dr.Jong-Chuang Tsay made 1st mini computer in Taiwan
This is the first minicomputer made in Taiwan. This computer was under construction for three years and was completed in 1971.
- There are five units in the computer: pulse pattern generator, memory unit, control unit, I/O unit, and arithmetic unit.
- Basic circuit elements include core memory, small scale integrated circuit, transistor, diode, and numerical display tube.
- The memory unit is composed of 1248 cores of size 0.05² each. Each core can store one bit of information.
- The control unit is composed of 36 ×6 cores of size 0.255² each. Micro instructions are stored in it.
