On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
> > > You have a _home micro_ based on a 4004? What the heck is it?
> >
> > Actually, I don't (I was joking really) but there was a 4004 microcomputer
> > that Intel sold as a development machine in the 1972-1974 timeframe,
> > called the MCS-4 (are you not familiar with it?) The closest I have is an
> > MCS-4/40 (4040-based) and a SIM-8, which is an Intel 8008 development
> > platform.
>
> Sure. I know of the MCS4 (I don't have one, although I do have the MCS8i
> (8080)). But I wouldn't call it a 'home micro', just as I wouldn't call
> half the machines I own 'home computers'.
Well, it certainly could have been a micro used in the home, as it could
easily fit on a desk with a terminal, probably more so than an Apple ][
(it was smaller).
In the very least it was a "microcomputer" in every sense of the
definition.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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