bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒskˈeɪl ˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɜːkɪts, ðə kəntɹˈoʊl ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪks wɜː pɹəhˈɪbᵻtˌɪvli kˈɔstli.
Before the development of large-scale integrated circuits, the control electronics were prohibitively costly.