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No multiply instruction. Less RAM than an Apollo Guidance Computer. Lame.

• jacquesm 11y ago
  RM will never live that one down apparently.
  • whatusername 11y ago
    You'll note the new "iPod's" have both wireless and more space than a nomad. He was just ahead of his time.
• kabdib 11y ago
  ... fits on a fingernail (minus supporting circuitry), uses a fraction of the power. And orders of magnitude less costly. And with transistors that big, it's probably rad-hard, too. Bonus! (The first micro I saw with a multiply instruction was the 68000, which shipped 8 years after the 4004).
  • jacquesm 11y ago
    The 6809 already had 8x8 mul.
  • mtgx 11y ago
    Are you comparing ARM with Intel now?
    • nitrogen 11y ago
      Unless I'm missing something clever here, I think it's worth noting that the 68k line was from Motorola.
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