Middle-age microprocessing

July 24, 2008
Intel Corp. celebrated its 40th anniversary last week (July 18th). Its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, was introduced 30 years ago under the slogan: "The Dawn of a New Era." Whoever came up with that slogan hit the nail on the head! Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

Posted by Courtney E. Howard

Intel Corp. celebrated its 40th anniversary last week (July 18th). "Since its founding in 1968, Intel has introduced countless examples of technology innovation -- its crowning breakthrough being the introduction of the microprocessor," says an Intel representative. Its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086,
was introduced 30 years ago under the slogan: "The Dawn of a New Era." Boy, whoever came up with that slogan hit the nail on the head! Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.

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