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To: Petz who wrote (76228)4/2/2002 7:44:44 PM
From: tcmayRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
"Didn't AMD invent the bit-slice concept? The 2901 and it's ilk were used in scads of minicomputers, which was the "hot thing" in the 70's and early 80's.

"Perhaps I'm wrong about who pioneered and developed them, but the sequencer chip and the bit-slice ALU chip were important ideas in the evolution of computing."

Intel released the 3000-series (3001, 3002, etc.) in 1974. AMD released the 2901 series in 1975.

--Tim May



To: Petz who wrote (76228)4/2/2002 8:15:30 PM
From: brushwudRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
And who made the first DSP's? Who developed them? My guess is TI was first, but Analog Devices took over.

Actually, I think the first was the Intel 2920, which unlike most of its successors, had analog inputs & outputs. I recall seeing a low-audio-frequency spectrum analyzer made out of one around 1979, which really blew my mind. But it was, of course, a toy.


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