Title :
Intel SIM8-01: A Proto-PC
Author :
Stachniak, Zbigniew
Author_Institution :
York Univ., North York, Ont.
Abstract :
The SIM8-01 prototyping board was introduced by Intel in 1972 as a low-cost hardware aid for the development of applications involving Intel´s 8008 microprocessor. This article traces the SIM8-01´s development at Intel and analyzes its impact on the formation of the first wave of worldwide microcomputer activities
Keywords :
history; microcomputers; microprocessor chips; Intel 8008 microprocessor; Intel SIM8-01 prototype board; Proto-PC; Algorithms; Application software; Calculators; EPROM; Hardware; Logic; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Prototypes; Semiconductor device manufacture; Intel 8008; microcomputer; microprocessor development system; personal computer;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2007.9
