Originally published at: F-14 Tomcat Central Air Data Computer (MP944) - POCG.NET
The Central Air Data Computer (CADC) built for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat used the MP944, a six-chip processor system developed in 1970 – more than a year before Intel’s 4004 microprocessor. Classified for nearly 30 years, it is considered by some to be the first microprocessor. FPGA engineer Alan Taylor recreated the CADC’s logic in…