18 Sep
1998
18 Sep
'98
8:39 a.m.
On 18 Sep 1998, Eric Smith wrote:
Sam Ismail <dastar(a)ncal.verio.com> wrote:
There's no doubt that the 4004 had significance. But not as much
technically as Intel would want you to believe.
And I think an argument could be made that the microprocessor to be
unveiled at the Vintage Computer Festival was "mass-produced". It was
produced in significant quantities to say the least. It had to be. It
provided the control for one of America's most lethal flying machines.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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The Intel 4004 was NOT the first microprocessor,
although that's an error
in fact that will be cleared up for good after the Vintage Computer
Festival.
I'll look forward to hearing about that. But the 4004 was certainly the
first mass-produced microprocessor, which is more significant.