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Is anyone interested with the Z80?

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The Z80 is still manufactured today and I was wondering whether there is any interest for a community or discussion group.

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  • in reply to clem57

    More accurately Intel had no idea of how to make the CPUs when they took on the job.

    Intel had to hire Federico Faggin to obtain the necessary technology and skills.

    Essentially Federico Faggin took just 9 months of 80 hour weeks to make them.

     

    Wow what an accomplishment!!!

     

    Since Intel didn't want to make CPUs Faggin left and started Zilog with a few of his mates.

    Zilog's focus was actually the Z8 microcontroller and not the Z80.

    Thank goodness the Z80 took off!

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