>Yep, the 4004 was the first 'true' uP on a chip, but it was actually
>designed as a generic calculator, not a computer.  As the story goes, the
>calculators of that time used dedicated hardware, a different design for
>each calculator brand and model on the market.  Intel contracted to produce
>a calculator chip for a customer, and decided to design a general purpose
>chip instead of the dedicated type.  I forget the reason, but Intel wound
>up buying the design back from their customer and marketing it as the 4004.

Yep, Intel 4004 was the forst *sold* single chip uP.
I heard Swedish FACIT was the first to make uP in a chip.  But it was only
for use in their own products, calculators.  It was about at the same time
they died because of low price competition from Far East.

/Morgan
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