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From: fifi@cosmo.UUCP (A.F.Zinser)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: New processor rumour
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Date: 2 Apr 89 16:30:34 GMT
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In article <> night@pawl.rpi.edu (Trip Martin) writes:
>In article <240@ericom.ericsson.se> etxbrfa@kk32.ericsson.se (Bj|rn Fahller TT/MLG) writes:
>>I've heard some romours that Zilog recently has released a NEW version of the
>>Z80 processor. The new version should (according to the rumours) have a largely
>>expanded instruction set, with multiplication, division, SIO routines, etc...
>>
>>Is this actually the case? I thought Z80 was out years ago.
>>
>You aren't thinking about the Z280? I'm pretty sure it's out on the market
>now. A friend of mine has preliminary specs dating back to 1984 (it was
>the Z800 back then).
>
It's on the market since over one year. It is software-compatible to the
Z80, but not hardware-kompatible, because it's timning differs a little
bit.

If anyone wants more information, (s)he can get it: I've the data-sheet
of the Z280 and a Z280 itself...

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