8080 vs. 8080A

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Sun Sep 30 17:40:53 2001

As Gilda Radner used to say on SNL - "nevermind"

I read the numbers wrong after a day of reworking 8086 series 5150/5160
machines.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Richard Erlacher
-> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 12:49 PM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: 8080 vs. 8080A
->
->
-> Just WHAT do 8088/8086 features and creatures have to do with the i8080?
->
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-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: Russ Blakeman
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 11:26 AM
-> Subject: RE: 8080 vs. 8080A
->
->
-> 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
->
->
Received on Sun Sep 30 2001 - 17:40:53 BST