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Intel 4004 Turns 30

Posted by michael on from the middle-aged dept.

fm6 writes: "Just the thing to remind an aging geek of his mortality: this week marks the 30th anniversary of the Intel 4004, the very first microprocessor. Another historical page here, and a column bemoaning the absence of dancing in the streets here. Trivia -- why 4004? Because it was the fourth component in a 4-bit chipset." You might want to read the interview with Ted Hoff from a few months ago, it's pretty informative about the origins of the 4004.

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  1. Anniversaries are great, but... by Tsar · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Every day is the 5nth anniversary of .055% of everything that ever happened, and as a rule we celebrate very little of it, or it would occupy all our time.

    Do we really think the 4004 might be offended by the oversight, or that microprocessors in general aren't getting enough attention in the press? I think the computer industry as a whole could be modded down a point as it is.