When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — … ...

The story of the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for use in a calculator.

Probably is technically the first microprocessor, but I don’t think that makes the F-14 the first microcomputer. Report comment. Reply. Ostracus says: September 28, 2022 at 5:48 pm ...

First commercial microprocessor is introduced 1971. In 1958 the integrated circuit was developed by a young engineer at Texas Instruments named Jack St. Clair Kilby.

Texas Instruments' TMS 1000 first hit the market in calculators in 1974, but TI claimed it was invented in 1971, before the 4004. Moreover, TI was awarded a patent in 1973 for the microprocessor ...

The 4-bit microprocessor was used in the likes of calculators and taxi meters (however its usage in Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft to leave our solar system, is sadly a myth).

Intel's 4004 (4-bit) microprocessor was the on the market, however, and in 1974 they added the 8080 (8-bit), sixteen times more powerful. This was the hardware for the first popular microcomputer, the ...

5 decades ago, Intel unveiled the first commercially available microprocessor As NPR marks its 50th anniversary, we look back at an innovation that also changed the world in 1971: the unveiling of ...

On this day 40 years ago, Intel Corporation introduced the world’s first commercially available microprocessor – the Intel 4004 – triggering the start of the digital revolution.

The 4004 microprocessor. [Photo: Intel] On Tuesday November 15, Intel held an event in San Francisco to celebrate the fortieth birthday of its 4004 microprocessor–the first complete single-chip ...

Apple on Tuesday introduced its first microprocessor for Mac computers, called the M1, a move that will tie its Macs and iPhones closer together technologically.

First commercial microprocessor is introduced 1971. In 1958 the integrated circuit was developed by a young engineer at Texas Instruments named Jack St. Clair Kilby.