The z80 actually just went EOL last week! After nearly 50 years.
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Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Iirc, theyre the last products still using a z80, which was launched in the seventies. Keeping an entire chip fab open for one thing isnt cheap, even if its for something like a z80
Doombot1@lemmy.one 2 weeks ago
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah but they’re still making the ez80 for the calculators. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_eZ80
Doombot1@lemmy.one 2 weeks ago
Ah, duh! Totally forgot about that part of the article, lol
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If it’s good enough for Phantasy Star it’s good enough for me.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
At the same time, there’s no reason why they couldn’t upgrade to something else. You can do everything a graph calculator does on your cellphone using websites…
Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
You say that, but its standardized. It needs to be exactly the same if only to keep everyone on a level playing field
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
What? Should we standardize computers so everyone has the same processing power?
Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
For something like the SAT, yeah, youd want everyone on as level a playing field as possible