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A language model runs on a Z80 with 64 KB

development2025-12-29

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Enthusiasts compressed a language model onto a Z80 chip with 64 KB of RAM.

Reported metric: 64 KB RAM

Reporting date: 2025-12-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to December 29, 2025 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to December 29, 2025

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Welcome to December 29, 2025

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A language model runs on a Z80 with 64 KB
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2025-12-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2025-12-29-llm-on-z80
Claim: Enthusiasts compressed a language model onto a Z80 chip with 64 KB of RAM.
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- Welcome to December 29, 2025 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-december-29-2025
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