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    Intel's revolutionary 54-year-old 4004 chip

    Intel's revolutionary 54-year-old 4004 chip was the world's first programmable microchip — 2,300-transistor 10,000nm processor exposed

    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-comp...rce=SmartBrief

    Taking this concept to the extreme, someone went so far as to boot Linux on the Intel 4004. It took over four days to boot, but it worked!
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-comp...os-by-20-years
    An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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    I love that the vast majority of people have absolutely no idea how things like CPU's work. Some electricity flows into a pin, magic happens, and you get a result.

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      Originally posted by newiron09 View Post
      Some electricity flows into a pin, magic happens, and you get a result.
      Whaaa! That isn't how they work?
      Windows no longer obstruct my view.
      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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