8080, Z80, and 8086 Microcomputers Simulator Configuration

The Altair 8080 was quickly followed by an explosion of microcomputers and single-board computers from a variety of small companies. This simulator supports:

The original simulator for the Altair 8800 was developed by Charles Owen.  This expanded version was developed by Peter Schorn, Howard Harte, and Ernie Price.

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Option Description Capacity
CPU and memory           Intel 8080 or 8086 or Z80 8b microprocessor 4KB - 1024KB
Compupro Selector Channel
Console MITS 88-2SIO serial interface card, port 1
Paper tape reader/punch MITS 88-2SIO serial interface card, port 2
Floppy disk MITS 88-DISK, 1-8 drives 338KB
ADC Super-Six, 1-4 drives 630KB
Compupro Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 630KB
Cromeco Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 256KB
Imsai FIF controller, 1-8 drives 1.11MB
Micropolis Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 338KB
North Star Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 358KB
Intel i8272 Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 630KB
Western Digital 179X Floppy Controller, 1-4 drives 630KB
Hard disk Hard disk, 1-8 units 8.4MB
Compupro Hard Disk Controller, 1-4 drives 21MB
Compupro ST-506 Disk Controller, 1-4 drives 18MB


Updated 15-Dec-2008 by Bob Supnik (simh AT trailing-edge DOT com- anti-spam encoded)