16 Dec
2008
16 Dec
'08
9:38 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
My guess is *Does it have a overflow flag*.
Just a link or carry flag - controller , full flags micro.
Comparing a PDP-8 vs a PDP-11
The i4004 is a
controller, at least to me, because it is dependent
on a specific set of supporting ciruits (4001,40002 and 4003).
The 8008 is much more general purpose.
How do we DEFINE 'microprocessor' v 'controller'? "How can you call the 80386 a
'microprocessor'?
It doesn't even have an FPU!"
I allways thought *built in floating point* was main frame stuff.