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40 years of microprocessor development

Timeline As Intel celebrates the 40th birthday of the 4004 chip, The INQUIRER looks at the key landmarks
By Daniel Robinson
Tue Nov 15 2011, 08:00
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ON THE OCCASION of the 40th anniversary of Intel's 4004 chip, The INQUIRER believes we have mapped the most significant PC microprocessor developments that have shaped our information technology landscape over the last four decades. The timeline we've come up with is below. µ

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