Sn8ke_iis Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) One of you fanatics probably already posted this but I stumbled on to this when I googled a question about vacuum tubes and the F-14. http://firstmicroprocessor.com/ absolutely fascinating. I had assumed Intel was the first to do this. And the man himself at Cal Poly Pomona: He designed the chip that handled the variable geometry and flight control system. It was considered one of the most innovative steps in aerospace design in the 20th century. Impressive would be an understatement. You can't see all the slides but it's nice history of computing along with a very detailed summary of development of the chip and F-14 development. @ 25:50 he starts talking about Iran, security issues, and shredding the airframes to destroy all the spare parts. Great info. Edited February 17, 2019 by Sn8ke_iis
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