Corrections to trivia

< We haven't established a precise definition for microprocessor, but wha < you seem to be talking about is a microcontroller, which is a complete < system on a chip (i.e., CPU, memory, and I/O). Ah, your catching on. CPU: central processing unit... says nothing about memory or IO. The CPU is an 8080. Microprocessor: Actually is a systems level concept and is generally refers to the whole box. The Altair8800 Microcomputer. Microcontroller: see above! The IMSAI IMP-48 microcontroller uses the Intel 8035 as its core. The F8 (NOT the 3870) had bits and piices of the CPU scattered between a minimum of two chips. The 1800/1801 did the same as it was too much for one piece of silicon at the time of design. < AFAIK, the first true microcontroller (CPU, memory, and I/O on one monol < IC) was the Intel 8048. BZZT! TI TMS1000 and NEC uCOM4 both predate it. So the F14 CADC is a microcomputer. The LSI-11 is a microcomputer. The Z80 is a CPU as is the 80586. Allison