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From: tmetro@LYNX.NORTHEASTERN.EDU
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Subject: Re: Z8000
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Date: 18 Sep 88 19:26:54 GMT
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Lance Hendrix  writes:
> I have been looking for information on the Z8000 series chips. I have 
> heard that the new z8000 can replace the z80 one for one. I have even
> wrote Zilog for the this info, but they have not answered my letter.
> The local dealers can not either deny/confirm the existance of these
> chips. I want to know if these chips are pin compatable?????
 
Thomas C. Murphy  writes:
> Last I heard, the Z80 and Z8000 have little in common except 3 characters.
> The Z8000 is a 16-bit chip, isn't it?
 
Information on the Z8000 series of IC's can be found in the Zilog
(408 370-8000) "Z8 Family Design Handbook." The Z8 family consists of
several 8-bit Microcomputers (MCU's) some even including BASIC interpreters.
Seeing as the Z80 is a CPU and the Z8 series are MCUs (containing extra
functions such as RAM/ROM/EPROM/UART/etc.) it is unlikely that you will find
one that is pin compatable.
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