Z80 and 6502 really popular cpus butf which one is better in support, availability and ease of use things i want to make both of them can handle but the availability and the documentation is the important part for me
I have a soft spot for the 6502 because it and its variants were in my favourite computers and gaming consoles from when I was growing up, and I've used it for 'home projects'. However, the 6502 is hard to interface with because it is not very generous with its data and address hold times on writes. I think it's read/write direction bit hold timing is the same as its data/address hold timing. I have not dug too deeply into the Z80 but it's prevalence in early 80s arcade boards suggests to me that it is easier to work with as far as hardware design goes.
I have a soft spot for the 6502 because it and its variants were in my favourite computers and gaming consoles from when I was growing up, and I've used it for 'home projects'. However, the 6502 is hard to interface with because it is not very generous with its data and address hold times on writes. I think it's read/write direction bit hold timing is the same as its data/address hold timing. I have not dug too deeply into the Z80 but it's prevalence in early 80s arcade boards suggests to me that it is easier to work with as far as hardware design goes.
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