The NCR 304
computer hardware, announced in 1957, first delivered in 1959, was
National Cash Register (NCR)'s first
transistor
upright=1.4, gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (pink).
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to Electronic amplifier, amplify or electronic switch, switch ...
-based
computer. The 304 was developed and manufactured in cooperation with
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable en ...
, where it was also used internally.
Its follow-on was the
NCR 315
The NCR 315 Data Processing System, released in January 1962 by NCR, is a second-generation computer. All printed circuit boards use resistor–transistor logic (RTL) to create the various logic elements. It uses 12-bit ''slab'' memory structur ...
.
See also
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Computer architecture
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Electronic hardware
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Glossary of computer hardware terms
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History of computing hardware
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List of computer hardware manufacturers
Current notable computer hardware manufacturers: Cases
List of computer case manufacturers:
* Aigo
* Antec
* AOpen
* ASRock
* Asus
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* CaseLabs (defunct)
* Chassis Plans
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Open-source computing hardware
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Open-source hardware
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Transistor
upright=1.4, gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (pink).
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to Electronic amplifier, amplify or electronic switch, switch ...
References
Transistorized computers
NCR Corporation products
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