The Intel 4004 was Harvard Architecture, as were the four bit microprocessors
that came later. (TI's TMS-1000, National Semi's COPS, Rockwell's PPS4) Fine
for a fixed program calculator or microcontroller, but the von Neumann 8 bit
microprocessor IC's opened up vastly more advances in low cost computer
hardware and software.
On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 06:29:46 PM EST, ED SHARPE via cctalk
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The two contenders on tside leading g to the gold caphis question are white
and Gold 4004. And. The white and gold with leads showing through in the white
material i
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:11 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk<[email protected]>
wrote: And agin people ask. (Us included!)... which processor is the true
first... the all white and gold... or... the white and gold with leads showing
thru... Intel pictures the leads show labeing through in publicity stuff....
it does look better in a photo... some Collectors say the white and gold (
but it seems that is the one they personally own)...... we are fortunate to
have been presented a white and gold this year. But unclear how to label the
TRUE chronology ... we do have a black one but we all know that is a later
one.... thanks for any insight.
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 10:51 AM, Paul Koning via
cctalk<[email protected]> wrote: The Wall St. Journal had a good essay
about that, by Andy Kessler. This link should get you there:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chip-that-changed-the-world-microprocessor-computing-transistor-breakthrough-intel-11636903999?st=nm37ik74mq9vp51&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chip-that-changed-the-world-microprocessor-computing-transistor-breakthrough-intel-11636903999?st=nm37ik74mq9vp51&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink>
The subtitle is "Most of the wealth created since 1971 is a result of Intel’s
4004 microprocessor" which seems extravagant until you read his arguments.
I still remember the 4004-based personal computer a college classmate of mine
designed and built in 1974. It was a large (DEC Unibus hex module sized) wire
wrap board with about 100 chips on it. And it worked. Slowly, but it could do
useful programs.
paul
> On Nov 16, 2021, at 12:30 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk <[email protected]>
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> It looks like the Intel 4004 turned 50 yesterday.
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