Who would have thought the future’d start with an ad in the back of Electronic News? But, on November 15, 1971 Intel announced its new 4004 processor — the first commercially available computer processor manufactured on a chip — and helped to usher in the Digital Age. More »
Long before we dissected new Apple MacBooks or worried about whether or not a PC had that “Intel Inside” sticker on the case, there was this little ditty called the Busicom 141-PF printing calculator. The iconic piece of tech (the first thing to actually have “Intel inside”) turned 37 this week, and to commemorate the event, Bill Kotaska did what any retro-loving geek would do—he built a working replica with a vintage Intel 4004 microprocessor. It hails from a simpler time. A time when new laptops and PCs didn’t come loaded with AOL adware and a buttload of annoying stickers on their facades.
