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Ray Holt and the Lost History of the First Multi-Chip Microprocessor – EEJournal

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  • Ray Holt designed the world's first digital electronic flight computer, the CADC, for the F-14 Tomcat.
  • The CADC project was classified for 30 years, only declassified in 1997.
  • Holt worked at AMI on microprocessor designs after leaving Garrett AiResearch.
  • He co-founded Microcomputer Associates, publishing Microcomputer Digest and developing the Jolt microprocessor board.
  • Holt transitioned to STEM education, founding STEM Advancement, Inc., to teach disadvantaged kids in Mississippi.
  • He envisions a Mississippi Institute of Technology to foster STEM education from 4th to 12th grade.