World Science and Technology – 110

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110. The Central Processing Unit is an embeded chip that acts as the ‘brains’ of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?

(a) 6502
(b) 8080
(c) 6400
(d) 8286

Answer
Answer : (b)
Explanation
Explanation : The Intel 8080 was a jazzed-up calculator chip. It was included in microcomputer kits which were little more than demonstration tools and did little except blink lights. Besides the 8080 chip, the Altair included a power supply, a front panel with a large number of lights and 256 bytes (not kilobytes) of memory. The kit sold for {$395} and had to be assembled.
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