3002

The Intel 3002 was Intel's first entry into the Bit-slice marketplace and the first bipolar Bit-slice device. Introduced in the 3rd quarter of 1974, it is an unusual device in that it was a 2-bit device while most others devices were 4-bit devices. Providing a 2-bit slice rather than a 4-bit slice, the 3000 product line will require a significantly higher chip count than the 2900 series, resulting in increased cost with no compensating performance.
The 3002 is a peer of the Intel 8080, but the 8080 could only handle 8-bits of data at time. The 3002 was a 2-bit ALU, but 8 3002's could be linked together to create a computer that could handle 16-bits at a time. Whereas the 8080 would have to use multiple cycles to process 16 or 32 bits, the appropriate 3002 configuration could handle it in a single cycle giving such a computer significantly more power than the 8080.

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