8080 vs. 8080A

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Sun Sep 30 12:26:02 2001

Hadn't heard anything of an 8088/86 series bug but I know there's a 32 bit
applications lockup problem in some 386DX-16's and the well known floating
point math problem in the original Pentium series.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of John Galt
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 11:18 AM
  To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
  Subject: 8080 vs. 8080A


  Can anyone here describe the technical differences between
  an Intel 8080 and Intel 8080A CPU?

  The ONLY ref. I have been able to find seems to indicate that there was a
bug in the 8080 and as a result it would only work with low power TTL?

  The problem was fixed in the 8080A and it would work with
  standard TTL?

  Does this make sense to anyone?

  Could anyone put this into laymans terms for me?

  Thanks,

  George Phillips - gmphillips_at_earthlink.net
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