{"id":28,"date":"2013-09-14T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2013-11-09T00:06:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T00:06:12","slug":"the-explosion-1975-1976","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.antiquetech.com\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"The Explosion 1975-1976"},"content":{"rendered":"

1975 and 1976 saw the introduction of many new microprocessor designs. Updated 4-bit microprocessors were still being introduced. 8-bit devices were common, and 16-bit designs were in work. Various designs used registered differently, or not at all. Bit-slice microprocessors were introduced. These were very exciting times.<\/p>\n

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Year<\/td>\nQtr<\/td>\n AMD<\/b><\/td>\nDG<\/b><\/td>\nEA<\/b><\/td>\nEssex<\/b><\/td>\nFairchild<\/b><\/td>\nGI<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1975 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n F8 (F3850)
\n<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nF4705\/ F4708<\/b><\/td>\n LP8000 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n2901\/ 2909<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nF9405\/ F9408<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1976 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEA9002<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSX200<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nmN601<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\n Intel<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nIntersil<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMMI<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMOS<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMotorola<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNational<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1975 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n6100<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nIPC-16<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6502<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6700<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMM5781, MM5782<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1976 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nISP-8A (INS8060)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n 8085<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10800\/ 10801<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMM5799<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\nRCA<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nRockwell<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSignetics<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTI<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTransitron<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nWD<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1975 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n1801R\/<\/b>1801U<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPPS-8<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSBP400,<\/b>TMS1000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2650<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPPS-4\/2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1601<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n MP1600 MCP1600<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTMS1070,<\/b>1270, 1100, 1300<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1976 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n1802<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPPS-4\/1<\/b>PPS-8\/2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTMS9900<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8X300<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTMS9980<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Year <\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQtr<\/span><\/td>\nZilog<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1975 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1976 <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1Q<\/span><\/td>\nZ80 (Z8400)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4Q<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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