Re: Computing Editorial (please read)

[Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>]

Paul Schlyter wrote:
> 
> In article <3E3C4945.3DDF@earthlink.net>,
> Lee Hart  <leeahart@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> >      [snip...]          [snip..]           [snip...]
> >
> > But, there is more to it than that. The model T is not in production,
> > and no one uses them as their daily driver (for safety's sake, if
> > nothing else). But the Z80 is still in production, and being used in new
> > products! It's a bit premature to pretend it's dead.
> 
> The Apple II was 6502 based, not Z80 based.  Also, today's Z80
> descendants (which are faster than the old Z80A) are used in embedded
> controllers, not general-purpose microcomputers.
> 
Todays Z80 descendents *are* used in general-purpose microcomputers...
if you build your own general purpose microcomputer around one. If I
understand correctly, that is just what some here propose to do.

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