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Which 8-bit chip was used in many of Tandy's TRS-80 computers?

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Z-8000
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Motorola 6809
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Z-8088
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Z-80
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B Z-80

Z-80 is a 8-bit chip was used in many of Tandy's TRS-80 computers

The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores. The name is an abbreviation of Tandy/Radio Shack, Z-80 microprocessor. It was one of the earliest mass-produced and mass-marketed retail personal computers.

The TRS-80 featured a full-stroke QWERTY keyboard, the new Zilog Z80 processor (rather than the more common Intel 8080), 4 KB DRAM standard memory (when many 8-bit computers shipped with only 1 KB RAM), small size and desk footprint, floating-point BASIC programming language, standard 64-character/line video monitor, and a starting price of US600[1](equivalenttoUS2400 in 2017).


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