Intel 8080
Videos
The Intel 8080 is an 8-bit microprocessor produced by Intel, first released in April 1974. It served as the successor to the 8008, despite not being binary compatible with it. Originally intended for
Closed and open Intel 8080 processor
AMD Am9080
CEMI MCY7880 (Poland)
Kvazar Kyiv K580IK80 (Ukrainian SSR)
Altair 8800
Videos
The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer introduced in 1974 by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems based on the Intel 8080 CPU. It was the first commercially successful personal computer. Interest i
Intel 8080
…and others at Intel heard from industry about shortcomings in the 8008 architecture. The 8080 found its way into early personal computers such as the Altair 8800 and subsequent S-100 bus systems, and it served as the original target CPU for the CP/M operating system. It directly influenced the later x86 architecture…
Altair 8800 Computer with 8-inch floppy disk system
This "Tracking Light for Model Rockets" project appeared in the September 1969 issue of Model Rocketry and was the first kit sold by MITS.
January 1975 Popular Electronics with the Altair 8800 computer. This issue was released to newsstands on December 19, 1974, a week before Christmas.
A kit-built Altair 8800 computer with the popular Model 33 ASR (Automatic Send and Receive) Teletype as terminal