3 ms·
Zilog was of course famously founded by ex-Intel people to provide a cheaper alternative to the 8080. The UK's Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC were famous
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
Zilog was of course famously founded by ex-Intel people to provide a cheaper alternative to the 8080.
The UK's Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC were famously Z80-based, as well as the MSX spec (as you've mentioned) which was huge in Japan. It was also used in a lot of arcade machines either as a main CPU or as a sound chip.
- CaptainZapp 8y agoThe Sinclair ZX80 (predecessor of the Spectrum) was Z80 based. I know, because it was my very first computer. Not really ideal for word processing and somewhat limited with 1KB (yes as in one kilobyte) of RAM. You could get a rather expensive 16KB memory extension. Alas ,this had the problem of disconecting every 30 minutes or so, due to thermal issues. So you had to be really sure to save your work to datasette (don't ask!) in very regular intervals. Fun times!