Comments on: Impact of the microchip on industry over the last 30 years http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/ printf("Hello World\n"); Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: -noreply http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-190 -noreply Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:27:33 +0000 http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-190 yeah it is thanks :) yeah it is
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]]> By: Cale http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-187 Cale Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:50:44 +0000 http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-187 Good point. I think that the microchip has given appliances in the home a great deal of 'intelligence'. One example that I can think of is a case where a washing machine can tell a dryer how the load of clothes was washed and sort of 'prep' the dryer for drying that load. IE: Use higher temperature and run the cycle longer if the load is coming out wetter than usual. Another example, and I have personal experience with this one: A toaster with which you can specify how the food is to be toasted. The toaster I have actually has buttons on the front which I can use to tell it what type of food I am putting in whether it be a pastry or normal toast. I can then continue to tell it if the item is frozen or not. Pretty neat :) Good point. I think that the microchip has given appliances in the home a great deal of ‘intelligence’. One example that I can think of is a case where a washing machine can tell a dryer how the load of clothes was washed and sort of ‘prep’ the dryer for drying that load. IE: Use higher temperature and run the cycle longer if the load is coming out wetter than usual.

Another example, and I have personal experience with this one: A toaster with which you can specify how the food is to be toasted. The toaster I have actually has buttons on the front which I can use to tell it what type of food I am putting in whether it be a pastry or normal toast. I can then continue to tell it if the item is frozen or not.

Pretty neat :)

]]> By: -noreply http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-169 -noreply Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:04:54 +0000 http://www.caledunlap.com/2010/01/impact-of-the-microchip-on-industry-over-the-last-30-years/#comment-169 But what about the impact of the microchip on home appliances like, for example a washing machine or a microwave? But what about the impact of the microchip on home appliances like, for example a washing machine or a microwave?

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