So, I'm curious about the Intel aspect of this. . . The 8-bit Z80 microprocessor was designed in 1974 by Federico Faggin as a binary-compatible, improved version of the Intel 8080 with a higher clock ...
The NABU PC caused a bit of a buzz in the retrocomputing community a couple weeks back. After all, it doesn’t happen often that a huge batch of brand-new computers from the 1980s suddenly becomes ...
The Zilog Z80 microprocessor is an 8-bit chip that was first released in the 1970s and used in a variety of classic computers and game consoles including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, TRS-80, and Sega ...
The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor that first hit the market in the 1970s. It was the beating heart of classic computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the TRS-80, as well as game consoles ...
Very few retrocomputing projects are anything other than a labor of love. There’s really no practical reason to build a computer that is woefully inadequate for just about any task compared to even an ...
My first CPU was the Z80 in a ZX Spectrum. I didn't learn assembler on it. Strictly Sinclair BASIC. I learned assembler on an 8086 (XT clone). Some buddies and I were working on a side scroller in ...
Nubia is preparing the Z80 Ultra, its next camera-focused flagship, and the company has started dropping hints about what to expect. The new device will follow the Z70S Ultra, which launched earlier ...
Zilog, the creator of the Z80 microprocessor has introduced ball grid array (BGA) packaging for its eZ80Acclaim! (eZ80F91) 8-bit MCU. The new 144-ball BGA package reduces the size of the eZ80F91 by 65 ...