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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