To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Intel 8080 processor, the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, California, features an exhibit that includes functional 8080 devices alongside their modern ...

This is a collection of thirteen manauls for Intel products indexed from a to m. They include: a. Intel 8080 Microcomputer Systems User's Manual, July, 1975. b. MCS-8 Micro Computer Set, 8008 8 Bit ...

Typically when you’re replacing parts in an old computer it’s either for repairs or an upgrade. Upgrades like adding a more capable processor to an old computer are the most common, and can help bring ...

It came out in 1974 and was the basis of the MITS Altair 8800, for which two guys named Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote BASIC, and millions of people began to realize that they, too, could have their ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. If the introduction of the Intel 8008 led to a variety of ...

“The 4004 and 8008 suggested it, but the 8080 made it real,” said Federico Faggin, Intel’s lead designer for the 8080 and its predecessor processors, the 4004 and 8008. Prior to the 8080’s launch in ...

The sixth in our Friday weekly series on the early microprocessors, is told by Masatoshi Shima, designer of the breakthrough microprocessor, the 8080. “With the 8080, Intel wanted to develop a second ...

Just six years after its founding, Intel created a milestone in the history of computing. Instead of making chips for very specific purposes, it designed a processor that could be used in any scenario ...

The Intel 8080 didn’t revolutionise microprocessors – it created the microprocessor market. “The 4004 and 8008 suggested it, but the 8080 made it real,” says Federico Faggin, Intel’s lead designer for ...

The big picture: In 2020, Apple made the switch from Intel processors and started releasing Macs powered by its own custom chips. Due to the change, Apple needed to find a method to emulate x64-based ...

Microsoft is now into book publishing. The software behemoth has introduced its own publishing imprint, 8080 Books which would be focussing primarily on topics such as technology, business, as well as ...