On February 8, Kevin P. Neal wrote:
> >  The 4004 was (I believe) the first microprocessor to come out of
> >Intel.  It was 4-bits wide and was designed for desktop calculator
> 
> Wasn't it one of the very very first microprocessors? I mean, on a chip and
> not just an "accumulator" or whatever they were called in the '40s?

  I believe so, yes.  Not a very big chip, either...the 4004 is a
14-pin DIP, the 8008 is an 18...

            -Dave