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50 Years Ago: Celebrating the Influential Intel 8080
One of the most important products in tech history, the 8080 is considered the first true general-purpose microprocessor.
The 8080 proved that a powerful, general-purpose processor could have unlimited applications and countless customers, fueling the mass-adoption of personal computers, creating new categories of silicon-powered devices, and spurring programming as a relevant and in-demand skill. Today, Intel chips are nestled inside computers, cars, cell towers, digital signs, data centers and a myriad connected devices. This year’s freshly launched Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 desktop processors (code-named Arrow Lake) offer a max clock speed of 5.7 GHz, or 5,700 MHz.
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