20 Jul
2007
20 Jul
'07
1:04 p.m.
William Blair wrote:
Just as an off-topic diversion from a subject that I don't think is actually
off-topic, here are a
number of die photos including some from the AMD 29xx and 29xxx series and others:
http://diephotos.blogspot.com/
..no need to consider it off-topic, a lot of the photos in there are of old
chips, including an 8080 and 1802.
One of the links on that page,
http://www.cacs.louisiana.edu/~mgr/404/burks/pcinfo/hardware/cpu.htm, presents
an interesting overview of microprocs from 70/80/90's, both well-known and
lesser-known ones, far more than just a timeline.