In case this had passed anyone by
- There didn't seem to be any mainstream media coverage, despite it being infamous as the World's first Commercial "Single-Chip" Microprocessor.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...html#gs.h6cea7
With rather more background info here:
https://www.4004.com/ +
https://www.howtogeek.com/766783/the...he-intel-4004/
Although it was quite-expensive (especially for it's original use in calculators etc. with aim to reduce development time of complex logic-gate circuitry, and where even today mass-produced ASIC's are still used for lower-cost in calculators). It seems it wasn't too long before they brought-out their 8008 first 8-bit processor - Although even-more expensive, and never seemed to get used too much. So it was some years later before Intel's '3rd' iteration more-powerful and even higher-cost 8080 really started to get more widespread use with the Altair Kit Computer and early CP/M Computers.
But later-on, much-cheaper ones like the MOS Tech 6502 & Zilog's Z80 ex-Intel 8080 designers, and compatible with, really started a Home Computer revolution (particularly in the UK)
And Intel's real processor success probably started when IBM used the later Intel 8088 in their first PC in 1981 - And crucially a lot of much-cheaper plus also faster clones making these affordable for home-use, eventually becoming the Industry standard over most others.
(But maybe the Acorn-originated ARM has now become the World's most popular processor family)
If you happen to have an Intel 4004 IC (/ Investment asset?) around, then you can simulate the rest of a system by connecting it to an Arduino:
https://www.hackster.io/news/retrosh...r-42f500442f35
But if you can't afford what these now fetch, then there's an online emulator here:
http://e4004.szyc.org/ and a Java download:
https://www.4004.com/