Standby alert
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
Standby alert
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
Hmmm at last count I had about 20 odd Z80s of mixed manufacture so along with the 40 rolls of Sinclair printer paper and knackered Sinclair printers I also posses It might be a good time to open a tat shop!
On the topic of FPGA-based "direct" replacements, I don't know if that'll be possible. After all, somebody mentioned something earlier about how people are seeking low-power alternatives or whatnot, y'know?
However, I wouldn't say it's completely impossible. I'm fairly certain that the Z80 will be open sourced eventually if there is enough demand for it. Otherwise, I would say that software emulation has come a long way in development.
Alas, since this is about saying goodbye to the OG chip, I will say that it's been a good long run. 50 years and it's been used in stuff like calculators of all things up to this point. It's really awesome.
Chelsea E., a Speccy fan from the U.S.
Also a musician and a beginning games developer.
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dfzx wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:16 pm
For all the tongue in cheek comments others have posted, sadness is my overwhelming emotion too.
Z80s have been part of the computing landscape for about as long as I have.
Same here.
Thinking about the Z80 ending its run also got me wondering about the author of the classic "Programming the Z80" book that's pretty much been an essential accompaniment for me throughout.
Not knowing anything about this seemingly mythical author with the rather unusual name, Rodney Zaks - was he a real person / maybe using a pen name?! - I discovered some answers in an interview here:
It focuses more on the 6502 but covers the early industry and forming Sybex.