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19:25, 9 November 2013 The '''Intel 8080''' is a seminal CPU introduced in 1974 that gave rise to the personal computer/home computer/microcomputer revolution.
Incorporated in early home computers like the [[Altair 8800]], the 8080 ultimately led to the machine code-compatible, but more powerful clone Zilog [[Z80]], which was of course also used in the Amstrad [[CPC]] and Sinclair [[ZX Spectrum]] among others. (Note that 8080 assembly language looks different from Z80 mnemonics; e.g. the Z80 uses <tt>LD</tt> whereas the 8080 has <tt>MOV</tt> and several other commands.)
[[CP/M]] required an 8080 or Z80 CPU and between 1976 and about 1983, microcomputers with a Z80 that ran CP/M were the norm before the market shifted to MS-DOS.
==External links==
*{{EnWiki|Intel_8080}}
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