Patinho Feio
Patinho Feio (Portuguese for "Ugly Duckling", in reference to the fairy tale) was the first minicomputer designed and manufactured entirely in Brazil.[1] It was made between 1971 and 1972 in the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo by the Digital Systems Laboratory (currently called Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Systems).[2][3][4]
Technology[edit]
Patinho Feio was an 8-bit minicomputer with a memory of 8 kB and an instruction cycle of 2 microseconds. It was programmed in assembly language.
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References[edit]
- ^ Marília Bissigo. "O primeiro computador brasileiro é um Patinho Feio". 17º Fórum Internacional de Software Livre. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Documentário conta história do primeiro computador brasileiro, o Patinho Feio – ESCOLA POLITÉCNICA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Banco de Dados Folha - Acervo de Jornais". almanaque.folha.uol.com.br. Folha de S. Paulo. 20 July 1972. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "O primeiro computador brasileiro completa 40 anos - noticias - Estadao.com.br - Acervo". Estadão - Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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