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Zilog Z80 bites the dust

dougw

I just noticed this extinction event.

Littelfuse who own the Zilog Z80 IP announced the Z80 would cease production in June 2024.  (Semiconductor fab lines are not interested in running a 4 micron process)

Fortunately the eZ80 system-on-a-chip is still in production if you want to pursue this technology.

At one time I was ultra keen to obtain or build a Z80 microcomputer, but never managed to scrounge enough money until recently when I made a low cost emulator on an ESP32....

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  • 0 in reply to md_steve

    I had a Sinclair Scientific calculator, Reverse Polish Notation and all! It was surprisingly accurate compared to other calculators that had more digits and more bits. And it fitted in the top pocket of my jacket.

    I've still got it but the on/off switch is worn out now so it doesn't work. A great introduction to electronic arithmetic machines, and a massive leap forwards from log tables!

    When last seen my Scientific still had the four conversions/values on the front - pi, e, ln10*, and 1 rad. They have lasted well because I painted a layer of conformal coating over them shortly after arrival.

    * the first character is lower-case L, not upper-case I