Hackaday

Protoboard Z80 Computer Teaches The Basics

As curious people, we’re all incredibly fortunate to live in an age where information can so easily be obtained. If you want to learn how something works, from a cotton gin to an RBMK reactor, you’re ...
Hackaday

This Z80 Computer Bootstraps Itself

[Plasmode] has created several Z80-compatible board designs, at least four of them using the oddball Z280. The Z280 was a special variant of a Z80 that could bootstrap itself with no external PROM, ...
Electronic Design

So...The Z80 is Rising from the Dead—with an On-Chip DAC?

DARPA has enabled an ecosystem of Open-Source CAD tools and foundry services that make it possible for startups and individuals to design analog and digital chips for $1,000. That same year, Faggin ...
Ars Technica

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

Last week, chip manufacturer Zilog announced that after 48 years on the market, its line of standalone DIP (dual inline package) Z80 CPUs is coming to an end, ceasing sales on June 14, 2024. The 8-bit ...