23 Jun
1997
23 Jun
'97
2:49 a.m.
Brett wrote:
I thought the 8008 was developed to go into a terminal. And then the
original *user* decided against using it so Intel started hawking it
as a micro-cpu. It must hav made it into SOMETHING that was not a
computer. Someone mentioned thr front panel of a DEC but it must
have been used in some terminals. Anybody know if and which?
As I remember the 4004 was actually Intels first micro-cpu and I don't
^^^^
know of any commercial product that used them - but I
don't know
everything. Any product types and names?
BC
Yes! I do! I do! (Hand raised, flailing about)
When I worked for John Fluke Mfg. in the early eighties, I used to
repair their 6010 & 6012 audio frequency synthesizers. These used
one 4004 processors for EVERYTHING; keyboard control, display
generation (one led segment at a time), synthesizer latch loading,
level control etc.
It was one BUSY little chip.
Jeff