31 Dec
2008
31 Dec
'08
8:09 a.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
Your "Z8 ROMLESS" chip is just that; a Z8
microcontroller
[snip]
Dave, thanks for all that! Saves me going to look... :-)
I have no idea where I got mine from; a lot of my junk micro parts were
scavenged from an old phone exchange, which was an interesting beast - lots of
Z80 support chips, but a totally different CPU*. It's possible that the Z8
might have come from there too.
* I don't recall if they were 6809's or 6509's now, and aforementioned junk
box is in storage...
Ha, that's pretty awesome. I've seen piggybacked ICs before as part of
prototype systems, but I don't think I've ever come across something purposely
designed that way!
cheers
Jules
