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== Statements in support of the 4004 Microprocessor Milestone proposal -- [[User:Administrator4|Administrator4]] ([[User talk:Administrator4|talk]]) 12:05, 31 August 2020 (UTC) ==

Brian Berg
Fri, Aug 28, 5:29 PM (3 days ago)
to me

Hello,

Included herewith are 4 statements of support for the Intel 4004 Microprocessor Milestone proposal.  These are from the entirety of the team that created the 4004 (Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff and Stan Mazor, who are cited and discussed extensively in the proposal), as well as from David Laws, Semiconductor Curator of the Computer History Museum.

Thank you.

Brian Berg
Primary composer of the 4004 Milestone proposal
Region 6 History Chair
Region 6 Milestone Coordinator



From: Federico Faggin <fedefaggin@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: 4004 IEEE Milestone: Statement of Support
To: Brian Berg <brianberg@gmail.com>

Hi Brian,

     Thank you for your careful preparation of the IEEE Milestone proposal. I agree with the veracity of the statements in the 4004 Milestone proposal, and I support its approval as an IEEE Milestone.

Federico

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From: Marcian Hoff <mhoffjr@aol.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: 4004 Milestone Proposal
To: brianberg@gmail.com <brianberg@gmail.com>

Hello Brian:
I agree with the veracity of the statements in the 4004 Milestone proposal and support its approval as an IEEE Milestone.
Marcian E. Hoff

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From: Stanley Mazor <stanmazor@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: 4004 Milestone Proposal approved stan
To: Brian Berg <brianberg@gmail.com>

I agree with the veracity of the statements in the 4004 Milestone proposal, and I support its approval as an IEEE Milestone.

stanley mazor,  Los Altos, CA   27  August 2020

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From: David Laws <david.a.laws@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: 4004 Milestone Page
To: Brian Berg <brianberg@gmail.com>

Brian,

I agree with the veracity of the statements in the 4004 Milestone proposal, and I support its approval as an IEEE Milestone.

David Laws
Semiconductor Curator, Computer History Museum

== Comments -- [[User:Jbart64|Jbart64]] ([[User talk:Jbart64|talk]]) 16:38, 31 August 2020 (UTC) ==

To all-
I have worked closely with the proposer and the team who compiled this Milestone proposal.  I fully support the final proposal as shown, which contains the team's consolidated edits and combined thoughts.  The experts include the developers of the 4004 microprocessor.  I was also the Milestone Advocate for Moore's Law and have studied this subject previously as part of that Milestone proposal.  Based on that work, and also my work on this proposal, I fully support the proposal as it has been finalized and submitted.  
David Bart
Milestone Advocate

== Clarification of "improvements" in citation -- [[User:Vardalas|John Vardalas]] ([[User talk:Vardalas|talk]]) 21:08, 30 September 2020 (UTC) ==

I support this proposal. However, I feel that the phrase "with cost and performance improvements" is too fuzzy. Are we talking about minor improvements or dramatic improvements.

===Re: Clarification of "improvements" in citation -- [[User:Amy Bix|Amy Bix]] ([[User talk:Amy Bix|talk]]) 01:13, 1 October 2020 (UTC)===

As it stands, the citation is two rather long-ish sentences.  I think this will be easier for people to read on a plaque with shorter sentences, and with some rewriting, perhaps as follows:

Built using new silicon-gate MOS technology, the Intel 4004 microprocessor incorporated a 4-bit computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) onto a single chip. This microprocessor offered cost and performance improvements over existing multi-chip designs. [rewrite this sentence to address John V's question?] While this single-chip design was initially created for calculators, it proved far more versatile, allowing software customization using a general-purpose instruction set. This innovation became industry's model for the microprocessor — a key driver of the digital information age.