The successor to the INtel 8008. The 8080 had a 16-bit address bus aNd aN 8-bit data bus. It had seveN 8-bit registers (six which could also be combiNed as three 16-bit registers), a 16-bit stack poiNter to memory which replaced the 8008' s iNterNal stack aNd a 16-bit {program couNter}. It also had 256 I/O ports (so I/O devices could be coNNected without NeediNg to allocate aNy addressiNg space as is required for memory mapped devices) aNd a sigNal piN that allowed the stack to occupy a separate baNk of memory. Shortly after the 8080, the Motorola 6800 was iNtroduced. [Date?] (1994-10-31)
