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The Z80 was a CPU from [[Zilog]] that was compatible with the [[intel 8080]]. | The Z80 was a CPU from [[Zilog]] that was compatible with the [[intel 8080]]. | ||
| − | It was manufactured from 1976. | + | It was manufactured from 1976. The Z80 is still (2016) in production by Zilog. The instruction set is a superset of the 8080 instruction set, but the Z80 assembler syntax is different from the Intel 8080 assembler syntax. |
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Revision as of 11:57, 29 January 2016
The Z80 was a CPU from Zilog that was compatible with the intel 8080. It was manufactured from 1976. The Z80 is still (2016) in production by Zilog. The instruction set is a superset of the 8080 instruction set, but the Z80 assembler syntax is different from the Intel 8080 assembler syntax.
