How Not to be Frightened by Microprocessors
E. Stanley Busby · SMPTE Journal · 1984
This article is an elementary tutorial. The microprocessor is characterized as a collection of logic functions, any one of which may be invoked at any one time. Coupled with a counter and some memory, it can perform a long sequence of logic functions called a program. It is therefore applicable as the major element in machine control logic. Some terms from computer jargon are defined in everyday words and by easily grasped analogy, and hints are offered to ease the task of troubleshooting.