November 1971General sourceWell documented
Intel 4004: the microprocessor
On the timeline · around November 1971 ·
What happened
Intel released the 4004, the first commercial computer-on-a-chip, built for a Japanese calculator.
Why it matters
A CPU you could hold — the component that made personal computers inevitable.
Sources
- Computer History Museum. Timeline of Computer History: 1971 · General source