Evolution of the computer
The work that Micron has done on the DRAM microchip has made a very big impact on computers.
The first general purpose electronic computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (Bellis,1). It was created in 1945 by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert ("ENIAC Computer", 1). This computer weighed more than 60,000 pounds (1) and was the size of an entire room (McDowell, Interview). It cost about $500,000 dollars to build and could only do simple calculations (McDowell, Interview).
Now a days, the cheapest, simplest computer you can buy for a few hundred dollars is so much more sophisticated than ENIAC. This computer also is a lot smaller than the ENIAC. This is in large part possible, because of the innovation of the DRAM microchip, done by Micron (McDowell, Interview).
The first general purpose electronic computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (Bellis,1). It was created in 1945 by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert ("ENIAC Computer", 1). This computer weighed more than 60,000 pounds (1) and was the size of an entire room (McDowell, Interview). It cost about $500,000 dollars to build and could only do simple calculations (McDowell, Interview).
Now a days, the cheapest, simplest computer you can buy for a few hundred dollars is so much more sophisticated than ENIAC. This computer also is a lot smaller than the ENIAC. This is in large part possible, because of the innovation of the DRAM microchip, done by Micron (McDowell, Interview).
Impact on society.
Computers have become smaller, faster, and less expensive. Nearly everyone in America can afford a personal computer due mainly to the fact that they are so much less expensive then they were earlier in their history (McDowell, Interview). Also, today's current laptop computers, tablets and other mobile devices are small and light enough for a person to carry around, with out difficulty. This is all possible because of the innovation of the DRAM microchip.