Intel 4004 articles

The first microprocessor was not Intel's 4004, it was a secret 8x faster chip inside the F-14 Tomcat

Classified history: Intel's 4004 has long been celebrated as a milestone in the early history of personal computing. However, decades after its introduction, it's been revealed that an iconic fighter jet used a similar processor that predated Intel's invention and was far more advanced.

Hacker miraculously gets an Intel 4004 to run Linux, takes about five days to boot

WTF?! A well-known hacker has done the impossible. He got a stripped-down version of Linux to run on a 4-bit Intel chip from the early 1970s. Sure, it takes nearly five days for the kernel to boot, but hey, mission accomplished.

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