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The first single-chip microprocessor was the 4-bit Intel 4004 released in 1971, with the Intel 8008 and other more capable microprocessors becoming available over the next several years.
However, both processors required external chips to implement a working system, raising total system cost, and making it impossible to economically computerize appliances.
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