Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Automated ECG interpretation" in English language version.
The 1979 release of the Motorola 68000 32-bit microprocessor chip was a gamechanger. "This chip allowed us to design a circuit board with the horsepower to do everything," said Dr. Mortara, who invented the hardware and software for the new interpretive ECG device. "It no longer had to be connected to an outside computer, and the interpretation was rendered immediately [by the machine], right at the bedside.
