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The Virtues Of The 8-Bit Era : Eight Iconic Processor Designs (cpu 8080 6502 6800 f8 z80) (substack.com | ia)

7 points by bmonkey325 574 days ago | 5 comments

bmonkey325 574 days ago
I always think of the z80 as a CP/M processor but alway forget how many coin op games and embedded systems used it
- bxparks 574 days ago
  It's also used in millions of TI-83+ and TI-84+ calculators.
  - apple4ever 551 days ago
    Its how I first got into assembly - writing it for the TI-85
  - bmonkey325 574 days ago
    TIL, something really cool. I still use my 12c from early 80s
    - bxparks 573 days ago
      If you are a fan of RPN, you might appreciate my ongoing RPN83P app for TI-83+ and TI-84+: https://github.com/bxparks/rpn83p
      Discussions at MoHPC: https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-20867.html