Ro-Micro
Symposium and Expo
June 28, 2024 / 28 Iunie 2024
Institutul de Cercetare-Dezvoltare
Universitatea Transilvania Brașov
About the Event
Ro-Micro Symposium and Expo brought together meaningful past, present, and potential future contributions to the computing industry. Romanians closely followed and resonated with the technology revolution in Silicon Valley and everywhere else in the world. Despite being part of the Eastern Block until 1990 and facing many restrictions and shortages, Romanians compensated to some extent through ingenuity and constant challenge of the status-quo, resulting in some notable contributions.
Ro-Micro featured an Expo with a large variety of functional computers build during the 80-ties and 90-ties, starting with a 4004 calculator! It was an event both for computer enthusiasts and for people with inquisitive minds about technology and its evolution over the years. We had a special guest, Federico Faggin, physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, designer of the first 4 microprocessors, Intel 4004, 8008, 8080, and Zilog Z80.
Event Schedule
Friday, June 28 / Vineri, 28 Iunie
Illustration in Markt + Technik of Zilog’s siege on Intel’s 8080A castle (1976)