By John Markoff June 30, 2008 8:58 pm June 30, 2008 8:58 pm Intel’s 40th anniversary is July 18 and the world’s largest chip maker is making a big bet on the past. The Santa Clara, Calif., semiconductor maker would undoubtedly quibble with this characterization of its strategy for the next four decades. However, Patrick P. Gelsinger, an Intel senior vice president and one of the company’s leading