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From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sun Nov 12 19:46:58 2000

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>


>>No but spacewar on the 1180 was not to bad.
>
>I believe there is a serious age difference at hand here.


;) yes!

>>HP pocket clacs, Microwave ovens, quite a few games, small army
>>of control aps.
>
>I've got a vintage HP clac, but wouldn't that be using a custom circuit
>instead of a microprocessor?


yes and yes. It was a custom circuit but the circuit was a 4bit
microprocessor that HP did for their own use. Bell labs also had
a really interesting 4bitter they used in ESS (early).

Allison
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