Wintermute_BBS<p>I've been asked wether the recent end-of-production announce-<br>ment for the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zilog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Z80</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a> will have any effect on my projects, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rc2014bbs</span></a> etc. - the answer is: for me, it won't change a thing.</p><p>Z80s will probably be widely available for the next few years<br>and even if their availability will dimnish after some 20+<br>years into the future, this will not affect me, my projects<br>or any of the retro things I do.</p><p>Just remember: other silicon has been out of production for decades now but you can still get most of it, albeit after some serious hunting.<br> <br>So just don't worry.<br> <br>Fun fact: before I discovered <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rc2014</span></a> I believed that the Z80<br>was already out of production.<br> <br>Maybe there'll be some licensing going on and 3rd party <br>manufactueres will re-issue the chip. And let's not forget the<br>land of the dragon, where counterfeit silicon has a long<br>tradition.<br> <br>So much on that topic.</p><p>Still, I'm glad to have these babies in stock ...</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/EndOfProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndOfProduction</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputiing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputiing</span></a></p>