Z80 Vs. 6502 (POLL)

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

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DAB over 6 years ago in reply to electrorubixtech +5

Yes, but the differences in the architecture also means that the tools and learning curve is different for both processors. I will admit, I have no idea how the current development tools are to use. What…
DAB over 6 years ago +4

I have used both processors. They have different types of architectures, so you really cannot compare the two until you establish your project requirements. Each architecture has advantages depending upon…
mistermagoo over 6 years ago +2

If I'm not mistaken, the TI-83 and up uses/used an instruction set based on, if not similar to, the Z-80's.

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jack.chaney56 over 6 years ago

Also used both, mostly assembly level programming. The Z80 was favored for instruction set, but the 6502 was so simple it made many operations (particularly data moving) very easy. Plus Apple II, Atari, and Commodore ran 6502.
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jack.chaney56 over 6 years ago

Also used both, mostly assembly level programming. The Z80 was favored for instruction set, but the 6502 was so simple it made many operations (particularly data moving) very easy. Plus Apple II, Atari, and Commodore ran 6502.
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