The Retro Timer 💾Apr 19, 2024

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

Show threadStefan Baur 8 * 💉
@carlosefr Was that HP a Deskjet 5xx(C) series?
Apr 19, 2024 at 8:19pmWeb
Show threadThe Retro Timer 💾Apr 19, 2024

@farbenstau My first printer was a Deskjet 660C.

But now that you mention it, a couple of years later I got hold of a bunch of broken 5xxC's that I dismantled for parts, so the Z80 might have been in one of those indeed.

Show threadStefan Baur 8 * 💉Apr 19, 2024
@carlosefr I still have 2 of them (a 500C and a 560C) in my attic, never looked inside, though …