17 Jun
2008
17 Jun
'08
10:49 a.m.
On Tuesday 17 June 2008 13:40, Chuck Guzis wrote:
IIRC, when there was only the NMOS Z80/Z80A parts,
this was one of
the reasons for the popularity of the Intel 8085. You could put
together a functional system for a dedicated application with some of
the made-for-8085 peripherals (e.g. 8155, 8355, 8755), with a very
low chip count compared to what's needed for an equivalent Z80
implementation.
Are those parts even around any more though? Easy enough to find? I haven't
looked in a while...
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