Directory of Z80 Resources

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The Z80 family of processors began as an 8-bit microprocessor, a compatible, improvment on the Intel 8080. It was originally created by ZiLOG, Inc., and began selling in July 1976, two years before the Intel 8088. The Z80 was used and copied widely, and dominated the 8-bit market from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Many early desktop PCs were based on it: Amstrad CPC, PCW series; Enterprise 128; Jupiter Ace; MSX; Radio Shack TRS-80; Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum; Tatung Einstein. The Z80 was not used by Apple (used MOS Technology 6502), or IBM (used Intel 8088). It saw even wider use in embedded computers, including defense systems, and is still common in these today.

Subcategories

• Assembly
• Disassemblers

Resources in This Category

• Thomas Scherrer Z80-Family Official Support Page

  http://www.z80.info/
  Goal: collect and share information and good ideas on: Z80, Z180, Z280, Z380, CPUs; hardware, software, utilities, programming, Assembly, FAQ, support.

• ZiLOG

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZiLOG
  Growing article, with links to many related topics, with product family link list. [Wikipedia]

• Zilog Z80

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z80
  Growing article, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]

• Zilog Z80 Microprocessor Family

  http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Z80/
  Information, photos, identification, links to pinouts, support and second-source chips. [CPU-World]

• ZiLOG, Inc.

  http://www.zilog.com/
  Designs, makes Z80 series microprocessors, DSPs; and other embedded logic: microcontrollers, microprocessors, infrared, IrDA, communications, TV subsystems. California, USA.

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