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Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

The MP944 was the ‘real’ world’s first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years — F-14 Tomcat's chip lived in the shadow of the Intel 4004, but was eight times faster

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The MP944 was the ‘real’ world’s first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years — F-14 Tomcat's chip lived in the shadow of the Intel 4004, but was eight times faster

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This pioneering microprocessor was a classified military secret from 1970 to 1989, as a vital part of an advanced fighter aircraft’s control systems.
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    IT WAS DESIGNED BY RAY FUCKING HOLT?

    RAYMOND. FUCKING. HOLT?

    My sides.

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        Rip you stallion

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