Intel 8080
An 8-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1974, integrating approximately 6,000 transistors, running at 2 MHz, and addressing up to 64 KB of memory. It served as the core processor of the Altair 8800 and played a pivotal role in the personal computer revolution.
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Gates and Allen completed all the coding using only the 8080 instruction manual and an emulator, without ever having access to actual Altair hardware; the code ran on real hardware for the first time when Allen flew to MITS to give the demonstration.
The Intel 8080 processor had an 8-bit word length, and the Altair 8800's base configuration had only 256 bytes of RAM, expandable to 4 KB.
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The Altair 8800 used the Intel 8080 processor; the 8080 was introduced in 1974, integrated approximately 6,000 transistors, ran at 2 MHz, and could address 64 KB of memory.
60%UnverifiedGates and Allen completed all the coding using only the 8080 instruction manual and an emulator, without ever having access to actual Altair hardware; the code ran on real hardware for the first time when Allen flew to MITS to give the demonstration.
50%UnverifiedThe Intel 8080 processor had an 8-bit word length, and the Altair 8800's base configuration had only 256 bytes of RAM, expandable to 4 KB.
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