U-Z80 Processor Board

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The Z80 Softcard was the first piece of hardware released by Microsoft. It was a coprocessor card that enabled an Apple II to run the Digital Research CP/M operating system. This gave the owner the ability to run a wider range of business applications. Originally released in 1980 and sold for $349. The card sold extremely well and was eventually replaced by the Premium Softcard IIe.

Date : 1980

Manufacturer : U-Microcomputers

Format : Expansion Card

Physical Description : U-Z80 Card Manual Box Install Disk Disk Wallet

Provenance :
One of a few 3rd party cards to give the Apple II to use a Z980 Processor, for tasks such as running CP/M.

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH76335. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.