Labels:book | cell phone | daily | hakham | sky OCR: 4 9 4 SECTION A CHAPTER How microprocessor technology affect the computer FIGURE 9-9 industry? The technology for fourth-generation computers appeared ir The Intel 4004 microprocessor 1971 when Ted Hoff ideveloped the first general-purpose microprocessor. was small. Its chip (lower right) Called the Intel 4004 this microprocessor dramatically changed the com- was only 1/8 by 1/16" Even in puter industry, resulting in fourth-generation microprocessor- -based the chip carrier (top left) the computer systems that were faster, smaller, and even less expensive than microprocessor was less than third -generation computers in length Microprocessor manufacturers soon flourished. Early industry leaders included Intel, Zilog Motorola, and Texas Instruments. Intel's 4004 micro- processor (Figure 9-9) ...
