In search of perfect computing

Sakamura discusses the TRON house, a 1989 pilot project on a computerized, highly wired house containing more than 100 computers for a feasibility study of new microprocessor applications, and wearable computing. The use of objects with embedded computers, sensors, and actuators in one's daily...

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Published inIEEE MICRO Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 2
Main Author Sakamura, Ken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 01.05.2001
Subjects
Embedded systems
Microprocessors
Technological change
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Summary:Sakamura discusses the TRON house, a 1989 pilot project on a computerized, highly wired house containing more than 100 computers for a feasibility study of new microprocessor applications, and wearable computing. The use of objects with embedded computers, sensors, and actuators in one's daily life is becoming increasingly more practical and realizable.
ISSN:0272-1732
1937-4143
DOI:10.1109/MM.2001.946665