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Bill Holt

The story behind the first microprocessor and the F-14

December 28, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s part of a fascinating story from Ray Holt, who designed one of the first microprocessors in 1970 for the F-14 Tomcat. … my first […]

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