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#zilog

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Óscar Toledo G.

The Zilog Z280 microprocessor. Able to address 16 megabytes of memory, and with MMU for 64k code area and 64k data area. It wasn't so popular, so it ceased manufacturing, but for some reason, Zilog sent all datasheets and manuals to oblivion. Check bitsavers. #zilog

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Wintermute_BBS

Out there, in the worrying world of today is a little #Zilog #Z80 computer with a mere 64KB of #RAM and running the #1970s CP/M operating system.

This little machine is connected to the #intertubes and it's serving a #singleuser #bulletinboardsystem for you, the worrying souls of #yesteryears to visit.

Take a break from today, connect like it's 1985 - here on RC-BOX BBS, the world's first and (currently) only #rc2014 based bulletin board system in the world!

Check out the #alttext or my #profile info for information on how to connect.

#bbs
#rc2014bbs
#rcbox

This screenshot features the ASCII Art welcome banner of RC-BOX BBS. The technical specs of the system are listed as well as an ASCII UFO which is sending a beam down to the specs listed. All in plain ASCII text. If you want to visit, use a VT100 capable Telnet client and connect to: rc2014.ddns.net:2014
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Electrotopia⚡️

LittleFuse (Zilog's parent company) took the last orders for the #Z80 yesterday.

After 48 years of constant production, #Zilog will no longer produce the Z80 as LittleFuse is unable to keep producing the current Z84Cxxxx series using the 4-micron (4000 nm) CMOS process.

The legendary chip, designed by the legendary Federico Faggin in 1976 was largely responsible for the microcomputer revolution and is still beloved by electronics hobbyists today.

It had one hell of an impact! RIP Z80

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Christian Pietsch 🍑

Wer braucht noch fabrikneue #Z80-CPUs? Bis zum 14. Juni 2024 könnt ihr die letzten ihrer Art bei #Zilog bestellen.

Ich bin berührt davon, dass der #Mikroprozessor, auf dem ich 1986 in der DDR zu programmieren anfing, immer noch hergestellt wird.

Der Vater eines Schulfreunds arbeitete im VEB Mikroelektronik »Wilhelm Pieck« Mühlhausen, wo der KC 85/2 hergestellt wurde. In dem steckten der Z80-Klon #U880 aus dem Funkwerk Erfurt und ein BASIC-Modul.

golem.de/news/8-bit-prozessor-

Golem.de · 8-Bit-Prozessor: Der legendäre Zilog Z80 wird eingestellt - Golem.deBy Martin Böckmann
#retrocomputing#8bit
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Wintermute_BBS

I've been asked wether the recent end-of-production announce-
ment for the #Zilog #Z80 #CPU will have any effect on my projects, #rc2014bbs etc. - the answer is: for me, it won't change a thing.

Z80s will probably be widely available for the next few years
and even if their availability will dimnish after some 20+
years into the future, this will not affect me, my projects
or any of the retro things I do.

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.

So just don't worry.

Fun fact: before I discovered #rc2014 I believed that the Z80
was already out of production.

Maybe there'll be some licensing going on and 3rd party
manufactueres will re-issue the chip. And let's not forget the
land of the dragon, where counterfeit silicon has a long
tradition.

So much on that topic.

Still, I'm glad to have these babies in stock ...

#EndOfProduction
#RetroComputiing

A photo of five Zilog Z80 CPUs on a white background.
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