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The Story of the 1103 – Part 3
Ted Hoff describes how he contributed to the improved 1103 circuit design and how its design differed from logic circuits. Technical details of the re-design are explained. Dave House then relates his experiences as an Intel 1K DRAM customer at Micro Data (he was the CPU designer of their 3200 minicomputer) and his first few…
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The Microprocessor as CPU for Computers – Part 9
Weissberger asks Ted and Dave when Intel first recognized that microprocessors could be used as the CPU for computers, rather than just for embedded controller applications (as a replacement for random logic). Ted refers to a 1970 magazine article predicting that the cost per bit of semiconductor memory would drop to 1 cent per bit. The…
