I had both a Z80 (Sinclair Spectrum) and a 6502 (Commodore 64) machine. For programming, the Z80 was by far the more elegant instruction set. In the next gene

I had both a Z80 (Sinclair Spectrum) and a 6502 (Commodore 64) machine. For programming, the Z80 was by far the more elegant instruction set. In the next generation, I conciderd the Motorolla 68000 to be the 'feels good' successor of the Z80, and Intel's 8086 the 'chaotic mess' heir of the 6502.