Ars Technica

After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

So, I'm curious about the Intel aspect of this. . . The 8-bit Z80 microprocessor was designed in 1974 by Federico Faggin as a binary-compatible, improved version of the Intel 8080 with a higher clock ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: Farewell to the Zilog Z80, hello to the next Chromecast (maybe)

The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor that first hit the market in the 1970s. It was the beating heart of classic computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the TRS-80, as well as game consoles ...
Hackaday

Modular Z80 Really Racks Up The Retrocomputer Cred

Very few retrocomputing projects are anything other than a labor of love. There’s really no practical reason to build a computer that is woefully inadequate for just about any task compared to even an ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: A new PC with an old processor, ARM’s upscaling tech, Snapdragon X benchmarks, and another Rabbit R1 security issue

The Zilog Z80 microprocessor is an 8-bit chip that was first released in the 1970s and used in a variety of classic computers and game consoles including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, TRS-80, and Sega ...
EDN

Zilog Acclaim! Now 65 Percent Smaller

Zilog, the creator of the Z80 microprocessor has introduced ball grid array (BGA) packaging for its eZ80Acclaim! (eZ80F91) 8-bit MCU. The new 144-ball BGA package reduces the size of the eZ80F91 by 65 ...
Ars Technica

The 40th birthday of—maybe—the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004

My first CPU was the Z80 in a ZX Spectrum. I didn't learn assembler on it. Strictly Sinclair BASIC. I learned assembler on an 8086 (XT clone). Some buddies and I were working on a side scroller in ...