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The '''Intel 8080''' is a seminal CPU introduced in 1974 that gave rise to the personal computer/home computer/microcomputer revolution.
It was integrated in early home computers like the [[Altair 8800]], the [[Hector|Interact Home Computer]], the [[DAI Personal Computer]], and arcade systems like the [https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=629 Taito 8080] and [https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=594 Midway 8080].
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==History==
The 8080 is often said to be the "first truly usable microprocessor". Its predecessor, the [[Intel 8008]], had a rigid seven-level address call stack instead of a flexible Stack Pointer.
Fun fact: the microprocessor isn't really an invention, but rather something that everyone knew would happen, and it was just a matter of waiting for the technology and market to be correct. It was integrated obvious in early home computers like the [[Altair 8800]]late 1960s that a CPU would eventually be put on a chip, and it was just a matter of time for the [[Hector|Interact Home Computer]], the [[DAI Personal Computer]], and arcade systems like density of MOS chips to improve to the point that it was practical. [https://www.system16righto.com/hardware.php?id=629 Taito 8080] and [https:2015/05/wwwthe-texas-instruments-tmx-1795-first.system16.com/hardware.php?id=594 Midway 8080html Source].
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