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The GPU story begins with the introduction of a very large-scale integrated circuit semiconductor graphics controller (VLSI) in the early 1980s. It was the beginning of the revolution and the foundation for the development of the GPU. IBM introduced the IBM PC in 1981 along with the color graphics adapter—CGA—which became the first de facto standard for PC graphics. The first competitive graphics card using the IBM specification was the Hercules Graphics Card (HGC) in 1982. That board helped establish the PC as a platform for third-party development.
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ARPA— Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NSF— National Science Foundation, NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration, DOE—Department of Energy, NSA— National Security Agency, and NIST— National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Peddie, J. (2022). 1980–1989, Graphics Controllers on Other Platforms. In: The History of the GPU - Steps to Invention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10968-3_2
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