Interestingly, the 8080 and 6800 were also designed more for embedded applications than for general-purpose computing. As late as 1981, Intel was focused on the

Interestingly, the 8080 and 6800 were also designed more for embedded applications than for general-purpose computing. As late as 1981, Intel was focused on the various products that microprocessors could be designed into, such as clothes dryers and sprinkler systems. It's hard to imagine from the modern perspective, but the selection of the 8088 for the IBM PC was just another application. Intel viewed the iAPX 432 as their processor for real computing. Take a look at the cover of Intel's 1981 annual report which lists some of the 10,000 products that used microprocessors, putting personal computers down on the list between cameras and solar energy system control: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/doc/report/history-1981-annual-report.pdf https://www.intel.com/content/dam/doc/report/history-1981-an...