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{
"title": "THE Z80-A BECOMES AVAILABLE IN PRODUCTION QUANTITIES",
"date": "1977-05-01",
"years": [
"1977"
],
"topics": [
"Hardware"
],
"params": {
"when": "MAY 1977",
"image": "/media/history/images/proocessors_z80_inside_1.jpg",
"oc_id": 33,
"source": {
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230423040406/http://www.old-computers.com/history/detail.asp?n=33",
"date": "2023-04-23"
}
}
}
<img src="/media/history/images/proocessors_z80_inside_1.jpg"/> <br/><br/> <p>At its new manufacturing facilities in Cupertino, Zilog announced the manufacture of the Z80-A in February 24 1977. The Z80-A has a standard clock rate of 4 Mhz. which is made possible by a new technology developped by Zilog. Single quantity prices are $65 for the ceramic package and $59 for the plastic version. According to Zilog, the Z80-A is considered to be the fastest standard microprocessor. Its instructions cycle is 1 µs, and its throughput is 60% above the one of the Z80.<br/><br/> From now, it becomes available in production quantities for computer manufacturers. The standard Z80 at a clock rate of 2.5 Mhz. wil be continued at a reduced price. <br/><br/> </p><img src="/media/history/images/zilog_z80_series_1.jpg"/>