Launched as the Intel 8080, it would go on to be recognised as the world's first general-purpose microprocessor and 50 years on, Team Blue is celebrating the success of the little chip.

Gordon Moore was CEO of Intel, and thus ultimately signed off on it. Intended as an indirect successor to the successful 8080 (which was followed up by the equally successful 8086), this new ...

Should Uncle Sam ever need a crate of the Intel 8080 from 1974 for example, Rochester Electronics can oblige. Thus when we’re looking for the oldest CPUs, it’s those available from regular ...