Antique Computers And
The CPU's That Made Them Tick.

Updated 07-10-2006

In the Beginning was the Intel 4004. It was THE first CPU (non-bit slice), one would think that it would have garnered alot of attention and alot of design wins, but it did not. While the 4004 did garner a lot of attention, few designs actually implemented it. As Intel (and other companies turned out new and (mostly) improved chips more companies began implementing designs that used them.

When the IBM PC came out there had already been several hundred computer designs mass produced using a variety of CPUs. This page should give you an idea of what devices used what CPU in the beginning of our Computer World.

The list is ordered by CPU used, I have included a few random pics of the various computers mentioned.
Note the list is far from complete, it is just to give you an idea of what is out there (or was).

Intel 4004 Busicom 141 PF Calculator Intellec 4 Development System Prolog 900 PROM Programmer Prolog 920 PROM Programmer Arithmetic Manipulation Products SIM4-01 Microcomputer MCS-4 Microcomputer System ACS MICRO COMPUTER 700 Intel 4040 Intellec 4/40 Development System Prolog 980 PROM Programmer Intel UPP 101, 102 103 Programmer Fluke 2240B Datalogger Intel 8008 Intellec 8 Development System Mark 8 Minicomputer NBI Hantu R2E MICRAL-N MCM Computers Model 782 APL Datapoint 2200 Intel 8080 Intellec MDS Development System MITS 8808B Altair computer boards ICS SBC Heathkit H8 Interact Poly 88 Sol Terminal Computer CompuColor II TEI Terminal Processor NEC TK 80 Compucolor Corporation 8001/8051 IMSAI 8080 Iasis ia-7301 Olivetti, P6040 IMSAI PCS 80 Data Soft PCS 80 Polymorphic POLY 88 SME Siemens Processor Technology Corp SOL-10/20 Polymorphic System 8813 INDATA DAI Intersystems DPS-1 ISC CompuColor II Vector Graphics Vector 1 Vector 3 (VIP) Micronique Victor Lambda Mycron Mycro-1 Tandberg TDV-2114 Tandberg TDV-2124 Intel 8085 TANDY TRS-80 Portable TANDY TRS-80 Model 100 TANDY TRS-80 Model 200 CompuPro 8/16 CompuPro S-100 System Extensis EX3000 Toshiba T200 Intellec Series Intel, iPDS - 100 (Toshiba 8085's) NEC PC 8201A ICL Personal Computer R2E PORTAL MBC ALCYANE A6E Triumph Adler Alphatronic Intel SDK-85 SME Siemens Compupro System 816 Durango F85 Open University Hektor 2 Zenith Data Systems Z-100/110/120 Zenith Data Systems Z-160 PC Zenith Data Systems Z-171 PC IMSAI VDP 80 Data Soft VDP 80 RAIR Microcomputer Black Box Olympia BOSS Olivetti M-10 Nokia Mikro Mikko 1 Tandberg TDV-2300 Siemens 6.610 Olivetti M24 (OKI M80C85ARS) Bell & Howell MicroModule 85 Mars Rovers Sojourner Intel 8088 IBM XT Compaq 8088 Box Computer HYPERION 8088 Portable Boxtop Comodore PC-10 Computer IBM pc junior ALTOS 586 TANDY 1000 Columbia VP Compaq Portable CompuPro 8/16 CompuPro S-100 System IBM PC IBM PC Convertible IBM Portable PC IBM PCII - NEC 8088-2 Panasonic Sr. Partner Sharp PC-5000 Teletek S-100 Computer Zenith Z-110, 120 PRAVETZ Kaypro 2000 EAGLE PC RAINBOW 100 IBM PC - Model 5150 IBM PC JX IBM PC Portable - Model 5155 IBM PC XT - Model 5160 NCR PC4 Sharp PC 5000 Texas Instruments PPC Atari PORTFOLIO Advantage Northstar Triumph Adler Alphatronic Canon AS-100 Axel AX-20, 25 Datavue Spark Eagle Computers Inc. Spirit Compupro System 816 NCR Decision Mate V Computer Devices Inc. DOT Gavilan Seattle Computer Gazelle S.M.T. Goupil 3 Heathkit H8 Micronique Hector XT HP-150 Zenith Data Systems Z-100/110/120 Seequa CHAMELEON Vector 4 Victor 9000 / Sirius 1 Columbia Data Products VP Vectrix, VX 384 RAIR Microcomputer Black Box Sord M343 Hitachi MB-16000 Sanyo MBC-55x Columbia Data Products MPC Mitsubishi Multi 16		RCA 1802 RCA COSMAC Computer Galileo Jupiter Probe Space Shuttle Transyt Peek 1880EL (Harris 1802BCE) Motorola 6800 ISYS Minitext DREAM 6800 Motorola 68008 Sinclair QL Hitachi 6301 Siemens GC 3080S (Dual CPU) SciSys Turbo 16k Chess Computer Epson HX-20 MOS 6502 MOS KIM 1 Apple I Apple II Apple II+ Apple IIe Commodore Pet Commodore CBM Series Rockwell AIM 65 (Rockwell 6502) Rockwell System 65 Ohio Scientific Superboard II Ohio Scientific C2-4P Synertek Sym 1 (Synertek 6502) Atari 400, 800 Zilog Z80 NorthStar Horizon Exidy Sorcerer Sinclair ZX 80 Kay Pro II TRS-80 Intertec Super Brain II Sharp MZ-700 (LH0080 CPU) Amstrad CPC464 , 6128 Amstrad PCW Series Amstrad GX4000 TMS 9900 TI 99/4 TI 99/8 (TMS9995) MOS 6510 Commodore 64 Commodore 128 Commodore 128D Commodore SX-64 Intel 8086 IBM PS/2 Mod 30 ACT Apricot AT&T 6300 IT 3030 Zerox 8 / 16 Seiko ICL QUATTRO ENCORE Osborne Corp C.ITOH YD-8110 Quattro ICL Intellec Series Oki IF COM7 ABS Computer, Orb Atari PC Amstrad PC 1512, 1640, 5120 (NEC V20-V30) Amstrad PC 2086 (V30) Sinclair PC 200 ATT PC 6300 NEC PC 9801 Sharp PC-7000 Logabax PERSONA 1600 Altos ACS-586 AI Electronics ai-M16 ACT Apricot Intel SDK-86 Panasonic Senior Partner Compupro System 816 Digital Micro Systems DMS-5000 Intersystems DPS-1 Fujitsu FM 16 Beta Casio FP 6000 Seattle Computer Gazelle Intertec HEADSTART Hewlett Packard HP-110 Dynalogic HYPERION Bull L'attaché Grid Compass Metrologie BFM 186 Olivetti M-24 Sharp MZ 5500 - 5600 Space Shuttle Intel 8087 FPU Compaq Portable Texas Instruments PPC Axel AX-20, 25 Micronique Hector XT Bull L'attaché Grid Compass Columbia Data Products VP

As you can readily see computers took on many sizes and shapes in the olden days. The 'beige box' craze did not come about until the late 80's in an effort to standardize form factors, and thus components.