Most of you will say that it's Intel 4004. However, intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor. The first microprocessor is MP944 which was a classified design used to control the swing wings and flight control of the F-14 Tomcat fighter.
Busicomm digital calculator used Intel 4004
The design work of Intel 4004 was started in April 1970 and it was completed in January 1971.
F-14 Tomcat used MP944 microprocessor
As for MP944, the design work started in 1968 and finished in June 1970.
The reason very few of us know about MP944 is because US Navy wanted to keep it classified. As a result, MP944 remained hidden in the history of microprocessors.
Busicomm digital calculator used Intel 4004The design work of Intel 4004 was started in April 1970 and it was completed in January 1971.
F-14 Tomcat used MP944 microprocessorThe reason very few of us know about MP944 is because US Navy wanted to keep it classified. As a result, MP944 remained hidden in the history of microprocessors.
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