50 years ago today, on November 15 1971, Intel launched the 4004 and, by extension, the modern computer age. The 4004 was the first commercially-produced microprocessor, or CPU.

Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004 Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks. Benj Edwards – Sep 23, 2024 2:48 pm | 151 A photo of ...

The 4-bit Intel 4004 from 1971 predates the modern PC and the x86 CPU, but that doesn't mean it can be used to run Linux... very, very slowly.

The 4004 microprocessor. [Photo: Intel] On Tuesday November 15, Intel held an event in San Francisco to celebrate the fortieth birthday of its 4004 microprocessor–the first complete single-chip ...

Intel's 4004 would be replaced by the 8008, 8080, 8085, and, eventually, the 8086. Faggin would go on to found Zilog, an early competitor (to who?) whose Z80 CPU was popular in the late 1970s and ...