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Happy 50th Anniversary to the Intel 4004!
Nov. 15th, 2021 09:28 amThis is the computer chip, or more accurately, CPU, that started the computer revolution!
We had computer chips before the 4004, but they were purpose-built: they filled one goal. Then a calculator company approached Intel and something different was created: a chip that could be re-programmed and run different programs, not just the one that it was created for!
As one editorial put it, most of the wealth created since 1971 is largely due to this chip! Now THAT is something to think about!
https://www.andykessler.com/andy_kessler/2021/11/wsj-4004-anniversary.html
The Kessler article links to a Wall Street Journal article that has a more full story.
We had computer chips before the 4004, but they were purpose-built: they filled one goal. Then a calculator company approached Intel and something different was created: a chip that could be re-programmed and run different programs, not just the one that it was created for!
As one editorial put it, most of the wealth created since 1971 is largely due to this chip! Now THAT is something to think about!
https://www.andykessler.com/andy_kessler/2021/11/wsj-4004-anniversary.html
The Kessler article links to a Wall Street Journal article that has a more full story.
