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Ken Shirriff
Ken Shirriff

Ken Shirriff

kenshirriff@oldbytes.space

Ken Shirriff

kenshirriff@oldbytes.space
Computer history. Reverse-engineering old chips. Restored Apollo Guidance Computer, Xerox Alto. Ex-Google, Sun, Msft. So-called boffin.
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Ken Shirriff
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Ken Shirriff

2 years ago • •

Ken Shirriff

2 years ago • •


In 1981, Intel released the iAPX 432, calling this "micro-mainframe" one of the most important advances in computing since the 1950s. But it was a flop, costing Intel $100 million. An unexpected side-effect, though, was the 8086 processor. 1/n
Photo of three engineers next to a microwave-sized System 432. From the Intel annual report, 1981.
My die photo of the iAPX 432 Instruction Decoding Unit, the 43201.
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