Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Motorola 6847

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ~ Amkgp 💬 06:31, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Motorola 6847

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Obsolete and non-notable integrated circuit. WP:NCATALOG, WP:NDIR apply here. Mikeblas (talk) 02:58, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 03:12, 26 August 2020 (UTC) t

• Keep Simply click the Google Books search link and you will find that a book was published about this chip and that it is also described in quite a few books, magazines and journals of the era. Yes, it is obsolete, but so is the Model T, Morse's telegraph and steam locomotives. Encyclopedias cover notable older technologies as well as current ones. This was significant personal computer technology 40 years ago, and is part of the history of early home computers. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

The 6847 chip - full resolution of 256 by 192 pixels.

• Keep Notable chip, which was state of the art in 1980 when used in the TRS-80 Color Computer. We should reference the material in the article, however, WP:NTEMPapplies to this chip. There are several books documenting the chip, Graphics Using the Motorola 6847 Integrated Circuit, and Microprocessor Data Book, Hackaday memorializes the obsolete chip. Lightburst (talk) 14:01, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

• Keep intel 8086 is not used in any modern appliances anymore, but it has a historical significance. Same is true for the integrated chips which have been the step-stones for modern ICs. Obsolescence doesn't mean exclusion from encyclopedia, it satisfies WP:GNG. Mamushir (talk) 14:16, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

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