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Author: | BigEd [ Mon May 11, 2015 11:12 am ] |
Post subject: | First microprocessor - extensive article |
Fans of alternative micros might be interested in this extensive and well-researched article by Ken Shirriff: The Texas Instruments TMX 1795: the first, forgotten microprocessor (Of course, in discussions about priority you do have to define your terms carefully.) Starting from Datapoint's 2200 who got both TI and Intel to make a one-chip version of their TTL CPU, then gave away the rights. But also mentioning Four-Phase Systems with their AL1, effectively predating Intel's offerings and TI's patent claims, but not rated as a true microprocessor by Ken. Also mentioning Viatron's System 21 product idea, a spectacular startup crash-and-burn from 1968, coining the term microprocessor but not containing a one-chip CPU. Likewise Holt's CADC processor is a multi-chip effort. HN discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9520210 Some extra materials in Ken's album at https://plus.google.com/photos/10633856 ... 6392223281 I'm very much looking forward to the next instalment: implementation and circuitry details of the TMX 1795. (The linked pdf of Boysel's EECS presentation was very good too, although I think I've read it before) More on the Datapoint 2200 at https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities ... /datapoint |
Author: | Tor [ Mon May 11, 2015 3:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: First microprocessor - extensive article |
A very informative article by Ken Shirriff, thanks for posting. I pushed it to the Wayback Machine to make sure it stays out there.. -Tor |
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