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All of today's mighty CPUs owe a debt of gratitude to the Intel 8080, which just turned 50
Instead of making chips for very specific purposes, it designed a processor that could be used in any scenario. Launched as the Intel 8080, it would go on to be recognised as the world's first ...
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50 years of Intel 8080: The foundation of modern computing
The Intel 8080A chip, introduced in 1974, is widely regarded by engineers as the first commercially viable general-purpose ...
How Bill Gates, the Altair 8800 and BASIC propelled me into the PC revolution
Bill and I were using the same computing tech - the Altair 8800 and DEC's PDP-10 - as BASIC became a gateway for generations ...
Bill Gates just published the ‘coolest code’ he ever wrote for Microsoft
In the lead up to Microsoft's 50th anniversary, Bill Gates published the source code that ultimately led to the company's ...
Fudzilla19h
Bill Gates drops OG Microsoft code to mark 50 years
The Software King of the World, Sir William Gates III, is marking Microsoft’s 50th birthday by releasing the digital ...
Hackaday1y
dram controller
Although the Heathkit H8 was designed around the Intel 8080 processor, it could also be equipped with a Z80. [Scott] had built an 8085 based CPU board as well, meaning that any other hardware he ...
Hackaday1y
Versatile DRAM Board Adds Memory To Any Heathkit H8 Variant
Although the Heathkit H8 was designed around the Intel 8080 processor, it could also be equipped with a Z80. [Scott] had built an 8085 based CPU board as well, meaning that any other hardware he ...