[CCTALK] Re:transistor counts again

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu May 16 18:27:49 2002

On Thu, 16 May 2002, Tony Duell wrote:

> > I read many moons ago that Intel at that time could not package
> > a chip with more than 16 pins, until the 8080. That was a
>
> I thought the 8008 had 18 pins, and that predated the 8080.
>
> For that matter, the 4040 had 24 pins, as did the 1702 EPROM. I am not
> sure whether those came out before the 8080, though.

The 8008 does have 18 pins. I have a tube of 6 of them in front of me
right now.

-Toth
Received on Thu May 16 2002 - 18:27:49 BST