Timeline for What was the last commercial Z80-based computer sold?
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| Jul 15 at 15:25 | comment | added | tofro | @thebusybee but: I guess there is a reason why it's called a "calculator", and not "computer"? | |
| Jul 15 at 8:08 | comment | added | the busybee | @tofro Well, a high-end calculator like the TI84 has more capabilities than the ZX81, which has famously engraved "Personal Computer" on its case. ;-) | |
| Jul 15 at 5:35 | comment | added | tofro | @DaveTweed Well, I wouldn't call a pocket calculator an "embedded device" - But I wouldn't call it a "desktop computer", either, so agree. | |
| Jul 15 at 1:19 | comment | added | Exophase | SM83 is definitely not a Z80, but its $CB opcode extension instructions were lifted from Z80. So it least has something to do with it. | |
| Jul 14 at 19:57 | comment | added | Tommy | @TonyM yes, hence the rest of the comment. | |
| Jul 14 at 18:03 | comment | added | TonyM | @Tommy, "if we're going in this direction" Actually, the OP's point is that we're not - it's a total blind alley for the question. | |
| Jul 14 at 15:55 | comment | added | Tommy | Furthermore, if we're going in this direction then the Master System had a regular honest-to-God Z80 and is still on sale in Brazil. Likely it's an emulation box nowadays — certainly the cartridge slot vanished at some point — but I can't currently find out if/when that transition happened. Since it isn't a desktop computer anyway, I don't intend to try much further to find out. I just think it's a better candidate than the Game Boy. | |
| Jul 14 at 15:48 | comment | added | Dave Tweed | I seem to recall that HP also used a Z80 core in some of their calculators (possibly still does?), but I guess that's more of an embedded application rather than desktop. | |
| Jul 14 at 8:49 | comment | added | lvd | Basically, gameboy's CPU has nothing to do with Z80. Except probably for some mnemonics. It looks clearly like enhanced 8080, but not in the way Z80 was. | |
| Jul 14 at 4:26 | comment | added | tofro | I have deliberately asked for a "Z80 desktop" for fear of exactly this answer.... | |
| Jul 13 at 23:11 | comment | added | Raffzahn | Except that wiki claim is quite debatable. It's rather an 8080 with some (non Z80 like) extensions using a Z80 inspired assembler syntax). So the game boy is rather a hard no. TI on the other hand may count in some way - except it's AFAIK always part of a custom chip, so not really a classic Z80 CPU. | |
| Jul 13 at 23:04 | history | answered | Foon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |