[CCTALK] transistor counts again

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed May 15 20:32:49 2002

On Thu, 16 May 2002, Tony Duell wrote:

> I find that hard to believe. The 4004 was part of a chipset containing
> the 4001 (ROM), 4002 (RAM) and 4003 (I forget exactly what, some kind of
> I/O?). The 4001 and 4002 parts were used in lots of 4004 or 4040-based
> designs.

And according to Ted Hoff, it was quite by accident that it ended up with
part number 4004. Coincidence and all.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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