4004 and IC history / was Re: Vintage computer photogallery

[Dave McGuire]

On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:03 PM, woodelf wrote:
>> Thanks for the correction, but why was it in such a larger package?
>> (4040 was a 28 or 40-pin package wasn't it?).
>
> I think I read that lintel at that time could not test a larger
> package at time.Since the original market was a 4 function calculator
> small packages made sense.

   Really?  I've never heard about that.  What was the problem with  
larger packages, do you recall?

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007