The MicroChip is 50 today.

Oh come on. Most non technical people are going to know this as a Microchip. If they put The Texas Instruments Integrated Circuit, most people wont know the significance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip Microchip Jump to: navigation, search Microchip can also refer to: * Integrated circuit, a set of electronic components on a single unit. * Microchip Technology, a company that makes popular 8, 16 and 32-bit microcontroller lines. * Microchip implant (animal), a microchip implanted into animals. * Microchip implant (human), a microchip implanted into a human being. * Microchip (comics), a supporting character in The Punisher comics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit In electronics, an integrated circuit (also known as IC, microcircuit, microchip, silicon chip, or chip) is a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive components) that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material. Integrated circuits are used in almost all electronic equipment in use today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. --- On Fri, 9/12/08, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote: