70's micros still available - was 1802 problems

I believe the Zilog Z80 is still made. At least it was in 2004. May be a different part number though. Bob Message: 16 Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:13:52 -0500 From: shoppa_classiccmp at trailing-edge.com (Tim Shoppa) Subject: Re: 1802 problems To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Message-ID: <20060102151352.66303BA47EA at mini-me.trailing-edge.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> wrote: Up until just a few years ago (2002?), Harris/Intersil web pages listed the SOS 1802 as a current product, along with more conventional CMOS 1802's and support chips. If I have the chronology right, Harris bought much of RCA's line in the 90's and Intersil bought them out a few years later. But they've been dropping a lot of classic parts (including the CA3046, which I never believed would go out of style! There are newer surface-mount differential pairs of course but not quite the same as the good old CA3046 in a can...) Many of the hobbyist-oriented retailers still have plenty of old stock though. What 70's era micros are still in production? Z80, I'm sure. 8088, probably (although probably not in an Intel fab.) Anything else? If I look in the BG Micro or Jameco catalog I see lots of 70's era micros and support chips but I'm sure that most of those parts are pulls or old stock. Tim. --------