Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!amdcad!amdahl!drivax!socha
From: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Microprocessors
Keywords: Intel, Motorola
Message-ID: <2835@drivax.UUCP>
Date: 16 Dec 87 19:14:20 GMT
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Reply-To: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628))
Followup-To: comp.sys.intel
Organization: Digital Research, Monterey, CA
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In article <430@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes:
>In article <2804@drivax.UUCP> socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628)) writes:
>>Did you know that the Intel 80386 architecture based on the ... 8008.
>>...  It was called the Datapoint 2200.  Introduced in '71 I think.

>...  The design for Datapoint, ... was the 4004, ...
> an entirely different kettle of fish than the 8008.  
					    ^^^^^^^^^  I beg to differ. 
The 4004 was done for Busicom a Japanese calculator manufacturer.

>Followups have been redirected to comp.sys.intel

  My reply and quotes proving the point are there.



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UUCP:...!amdahl!drivax!socha                                      WAT Iron'75
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