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The World's First Microprocessor - The Intel 4004 In 1970 and '71, responding to a request for 12 custom chips for a new high-end calculator, and with incredible overkill, a young startup company named Intel built the world's first single chip general purpose microprocessor. Then it bought back the rights for $60,000.
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