Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971

Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by p1mrx on Sunday November 15, 2015 @05:01PM (#10571408)

No multiply instruction. Less RAM than an Apollo Guidance Computer. Lame.

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by kabdib on Sunday November 15, 2015 @07:12PM (#10571855)

... fits on a fingernail (minus supporting circuitry), uses a fraction of the power. And orders of magnitude less costly.

And with transistors that big, it's probably rad-hard, too. Bonus!

(The first micro I saw with a multiply instruction was the 68000, which shipped 8 years after the 4004).

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by jacquesm on Sunday November 15, 2015 @07:23PM (#10571887)

The 6809 already had 8x8 mul.

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by mtgx on Sunday November 15, 2015 @08:01PM (#10572031)

Are you comparing ARM with Intel now?

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by nitrogen on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:34AM (#10572795)

Unless I'm missing something clever here, I think it's worth noting that the 68k line was from Motorola.

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by jacquesm on Sunday November 15, 2015 @05:12PM (#10571461)

RM will never live that one down apparently.

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Re:Intel 4004 is announced, November 15, 1971 by whatusername on Sunday November 15, 2015 @05:18PM (#10571490)

You'll note the new "iPod's" have both wireless and more space than a nomad.

He was just ahead of his time.

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