Corrections to trivia

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Oct 5 20:22:54 1998

I wrote:
> While I would be the last person to want to downplay the significance of
> the F-14 computer, I personally think that the word 'microprocessor' is
> only useful if it refers to a single monolithic IC, in which case Ted Hoff
> and Intel get credit for the first one.

Sam replied:
> Single, monolithic IC with....? What? A transistor on it? An ALU with
> "control logic"? You run into the same problem. Who's definition do we
> agree upon? The answer seemingly is the same as the answer for "who has
> the most money?"

A single monolithic IC that contains a complete CPU capable of executing
stored programs from external memory (or optionally, internal memory).

> Have you ever heard of the AL1 from Four Phase Systems? Circa 1968, and
> also the first "microprocessor" :)

No, please tell us about it.
Received on Mon Oct 05 1998 - 20:22:54 BST