4004/8008 (was Re: Forgotten PC History)

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at usap.gov> writes:

 Ethan> Hmm... I happen to have a couple of 4004 chips (one pulled
 Ethan> from a non-UPC barcode scanner, the other from a commercial
 Ethan> kitchen scale), and I've long fantasized about building some
 Ethan> showcase 4004 circuit, probably a digital clock.

Or you could do like a classmate of mine did in 1973-1974 and build a
PC.  Not easy, though; I remember a large wire-wrap board with over
100 chips on it.

    paul