Re: Z80 CPU Speeds?

["Ash" <Ash@nospam.com>]

See ->

http://www.zilog.com/products/

Ash.

"Raymond Wiker" <Raymond.Wiker@fast.no> wrote in message
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> Patrick Schaefer <PSchaefer@epost.de> writes:
>
> > John schrieb:
> >
> > > I also saw something with Z?? 180 at the end which was, I think,
faster
> > > still, or at least 8 HHz or more.
> >
> > The Z180 was used in the famous HP DeskJet 500 printer series. These
> > CPUs were available up to 20 MHz.
> >
> > And the Z8 is the microcontroller (=single chip computer) version of the
> > Z80 microprocessor. These controlled Apple's Profile and Widget hard
> > drives.
>
>         I think that's wrong - the Z8 and the Z80 are completely
> different architectures.
>
>         Hitachi made the 64180 series, which were Z80 compatible and
> had a number of support "chips" integrated, including a bank-switched
> memory management unit, a couple of counter/timers, and two serial
> ports. I *think* the Z180 may have been functionally identical.
>
>
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