The original Z80 packed 8,500 transistors on a 4μm process and typically ran at 2.5 MHz.
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July 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Zilog Z80 turns 50 as an open-source replacement heads to drop-in DIP40 silicon — iconic 8-bit CPU launched in July 1976 and was discontinued in 2024
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