A powerful 1974 chip proved too difficultSourced
'More powerful' and hard to understand.
The chip never spread widely.
Rockwell announced its unusual 8-bit PPS-8 processor in 1974. Computer writer Adam Osborne described it as powerful but difficult to understand. Simpler, cheaper designs appeared around the same time, and Rockwell withdrew it without widespread production.
Power alone did not
win this market.
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