1. Microprocessors (Animated Presentation)
©Richard L. Goldman
April 25, 2002
©Richard L. Goldman

2. 1971 – Intel 4004 chip – 4 bit processor, 60,000 processes per second
1975 – Microsoft founded
1977 – Apple IIe, Commodore, and Tandy
1981 – Intel 8088 chip – 8 bit processor – First IBM PC – 4.77MHz
1981 – Intel 8086 chip – 16 bit processor
1982 – Intel chip – 16 bit processor – IBM AT (First was 6MHz)
1985 – Intel chip – 32 bit processor – IBM PS/2 80
1984 – Macintosh (Tandy 1000 is #1 seller)
1989 – Intel chip – 32 bit processor – 33MHz & 50MHz, 5v
1990 – Windows is introduced (3.0)
1992 – Windows 3.1
1993 – Intel Pentium (P5 – 80586)
1995 – Intel Pentium Pro (P6)
1997 – Intel Pentium II
©Richard L. Goldman