#intel4004 — Public Fediverse posts

Why it required a compiler-specific language extension (although thankfully all the compilers that matter, ie #gcc and #clang, have converged on the same extension) is beyond me. Being able to detect an overflow is such an obviously useful thing to do that it was implemented in the very first microprocessor, the #Intel4004. I used it heavily in #assembler code on the #Z80 in the 1980s. A mechanism for making use of that flag should have been in the C standard for *decades* by this point. 4/4

Zork Running on 4-Bit Intel Computer https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/ #Retrocomputing #retrocomputing #virtualization #intel4004 #z-machine #fourbit #Games #zork

Zork Running on 4-Bit Intel Computer

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/

Supersized Calculator Brings the Whole Intel 4000 Gang Together https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/supersized-calculator-brings-the-whole-intel-4000-gang-together/ #Retrocomputing #discretecpu #transistors #intel4004

4-bit Single Board Computer Based on the Intel 4004 Microprocessor - [Scott Baker] is at it again and this time he has built a 4-bit single board compu... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/11/4-bit-single-board-computer-based-on-the-intel-4004-microprocessor/ #4-bitmicroprocessor #singleboardcomputer #retrocomputing #computerhacks #intel4004 #intel4040 #sbc

Dmitry is back again with another minimal computer. Last time he managed to boot #Linux on an #Intel4004¹. Now he wants to run #vi, #gcc, and #make, ends up doing it on a tiny #STM #microcontroller with a luxurious 32K of flash and 8K of RAM. The 4004-based machine took a *week* to boot, this one takes just a minute!

It's again made possible w/ #MIPS #emulation. The overclocked host CPU emulates a MIPS #R3000 at 1.65MHz with FPU disabled.

https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=36.%208pinLinux

¹) https://indieweb.social/@data0/113169928781632253

“É o caminhão do garbage collector passando na sua rua!”

https://retropolis.com.br/2024/10/08/e-o-caminhao-do-garbage-collector-passando-na-sua-rua/

#MundoRetro #ConvergentWorkSlate #GarbageCollector #Intel4004 #Libretto #Linux #MSDOS #RaspberryPiPico #Thinkpad #TMS9918 #toshiba #UNIX #usbc #VDP #VNCFOX #WindowsNT #Workstation

Ein Basler hat es geschafft, #Linux auf einem #Intel4004, dem ersten #Mikrocontroller der Geschichte, zum Laufen zu bringen. Der #Betriebssystem-#Boot dauerte allerdings beinahe fünf Tage. https://winfuture.de/news,145543.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004 #Debian #Intel4004

Nutzlos, aber interessant: #Linux auf dem #Intel4004 von 1971

Den ganzen Artikel findet ihr hier: https://t3n.de/news/tagelange-bootzeit-entwickler-bringt-linux-auf-allererste-mikroprozessor-1648083/

YSK:

With the right hardware, Linux can reach Windows 11 levels of performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPGLStPP9p8

#Intel #Intel4004 #LinuxMeme #Linux

Not to be outdone by someone somewhere putting Linux on a 30-year-old processor, Dmitry Grinberg managed to get it running “on” Intel’s very first microprocessor, the 40-year-old Intel 4004.

Linux was written for the i386 (Intel 80386) architecture originally. How did he get it running on something almost twenty years older that wasn’t forward-compatible? How did 32-bit code run on a 4-bit microprocessor? Well, it took some creative engineering, let’s say. I don’t want to spoil the article for you.

http://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004

#Linux #Intel4004 #Intel #retrocomputing #retroretrocomputing #hacking

Booting #Linux an an #Intel4004 #4bit-CPU computer:

https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004

I colourised Federico Faggin's design of the Fairchild 3708.

Just because.

#Faggin #FedericoFaggin #Fairchild
#Fairchild3708 #F3708 #z80 #retrocomputing #i4004 #Intel4004

"Fairchild 3708:
8-Channel Analog Multiplexer with Decoding Logic
The World's First Commercial MOS Integrated Circuit with Self-Aligned Gates
Silicon Gate Technology Process Developer and Chip Designer: Federico Faggin (1968)""

http://www.intel4004.com/faggin_career.htm

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https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3762

#Faggin
#FedericoFaggin
#Fairchild
#Fairchild3708
#F3708
#z80 #i4004 #Intel4004
#retrocomputing

There is something of an artistic quality in Federico Faggin's design of the Fairchild 3708 (1968), the world's first integrated circuit using SGT (Silicon Gate Technology).
http://www.intel4004.com/faggin_career.htm

#Faggin #FedericoFaggin #Fairchild #Fairchild3708 #F3708 #z80 #retrocomputing #i4004 #Intel4004

@TheByteAttic @homecomputermuseum

Federico Faggin visited the Home Computer Museum in Amsterdam.

#z80 #cpu #microprocessor #faggin #i4004 #intel #intel4004 #ComputerHistory #TechHistory #retrocomputing

@TheByteAttic

Federico Faggin visited the Home Computer Museum in Amsterdam.

#z80 #cpu #microprocessor #faggin #i4004 #intel #intel4004 #ComputerHistory #TechHistory #retrocomputing

If you are near Amsterdam tonight at 20:00 there is great event at Pakhuis de Zwijger with Frederico Faggin – the father of the first processor Intel 4004. https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/06/07/if-you-are-near-amsterdam-tonight-at-2000-there-is-great-event-at-pakhuis-de-zwijger-with-frederico-faggin-the-father-of-the-first-processor-intel-4004-and-later-intel-8080-intel-8080-and-z80-it/ #z80 #intel4004 #retrocomputing

It seems that the Intel 4004 wasn't the first microprocessor released after all.

The first was the MP944 but was secret as it was used in the F-14 Central Air Data Computer 😮

https://youtu.be/YpruA5mC7wg

#Intel4004 #MP944 #ComputingHistory #F14

Supersize Your Intel 4004 By Over 10 Times - This is quite a bit bigger than the original 12mm² die.
The Intel 4004 was among t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/17/supersize-your-intel-4004-by-over-10-times/ #discretetransistors #retrocomputing #intel4004

Episódio 141 – Processadores Lado “C” – Parte A

https://retropolis.com.br/2023/05/10/episodio-141-parte-a/

#Podcast #Datapoint2200 #Fairchild #Intel4004 #Intel8008 #processador #TMX1795

The 4004 Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For - You know how it is. You have an older computer, and you can’t run the latest softw... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/the-4004-upgrade-youve-been-waiting-for/ #retrocomputing #softwarehacks #intel4004 #intel40

1000GB? Pah, das ist ja gar nichts.
Mein Gehirn hat 10000TB Speicher, hauptsächlich mit Cache zugemüllt und nicht defragmentierbar und die CPU ist ein #Intel4004. Dagegen bist du eine High-End-Maschine, meine Liebe.

#histoire #anniversaire #Anniversaire #intel4004
C'est l'anniversaire du premier processeur commercial, l'Intel 4004 et ses 2 300 #transistors .
https://www.clubic.com/pro/entreprises/intel/actualite-446202-c-est-l-anniversaire-du-premier-processeur-commercial-l-intel-4004-et-ses-2300-transistors.html

Calculating Pi On the 4004 CPU, Intel’s First Microprocessor - These days we are blessed with multicore 64-bit monster CPUs that can calculate an... - https://hackaday.com/2022/04/15/calculating-pi-on-the-4004-cpu-intels-first-microprocessor/ #caculatingpi #mischacks #intel4004 #cpu #pi

Celebrating the 4004’s 0x31st Anniversary - This weekend marked the 49th anniversary of the legendary Intel 4004 microprocessor, and to celebr... - https://hackaday.com/2020/11/16/celebrating-the-4004s-0x31st-anniversary/ #classichacks #anniversary #intel4004 #busicom #history