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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.)
Meanwhile Intel produced the 8085, an improved, backward-compatible version of the 8080, with refinements to power consumption and integration.[https://heavydeck.net/post/i8085-compatibility-grid/ i8085 compatibility grid with Z80 & GBZ80]
See: [https://www.righto.com/2013/01/notes-on-pla-on-8085-chip.html Notes on PLA] [https://www.righto.com/2013/01/inside-alu-of-8085-microprocessor.html Inside the ALU] [https://www.righto.com/2013/02/8085-instruction-set-octal-table.html Instruction set: the octal table] [https://www.righto.com/2013/03/register-file-8085.html Register file] [https://www.righto.com/2013/07/reverse-engineering-flag-circuits-in.html Flag circuits] [https://www.righto.com/2013/07/reverse-engineering-8085s-alu-and-its.html The ALU and its hidden registers] [https://www.righto.com/2013/08/reverse-engineering-8085s-decimal.html Decimal adjust circuitry] 8085 CPU reverse engineered
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