Picture of an OG Zilog Z80 in white ceramic DIP format, from the 23rd week of 1976.

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   Carlos Rodrigues 🪣 (carlosefr@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 04:03:04 JST Carlos Rodrigues 🪣

   Zilog Z80, 1976 – 2024.

   https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

   Over its 48 year life, the Z80 found its way into inumerable devices.

   It's perhaps most famous for being the CPU used in the ZX Spectrum, but could also be found as a sound co-processor in the Sega Mega Drive and SNK's Neo Geo arcade boards, among others.

   I remember finding one inside my first HP inkjet printer back in the late 90's, and my parent's Sony Trinitron CRT, handling the on-screen menus (and teletext).

   R.I.P. 💀

   #z80 #retrocomputing