"Ted" Hoff at Intel in 1971, the 4004 was a 4-bit ... purpose processor that executed a calculator program, but like a computer, could be used for anything else. In the early 1970s, computer ...

4004 architecture by Appaloosa CC BY-SA ... s market was big computer companies and there was concern within Intel that computer companies would see Intel as a competitor instead of a supplier ...

The iconic IBM PC attributed its prominence to the power afforded by Intel's then-powerful CPU ... representing a 50-times speed boost against the 4004 chip eight years before, and it included ...