Re: LZ: Info about processor in Ti-85 re
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> >Then it is not a z80. It maybe z80 compatible, but it isn't a z80.
> Look. If you don't want to call it a Z80 processor, then don't. No
> one here says you _HAVE_ to.
All I'm saying is that it is incorrect to call it a z80 processor.
Would you call an Nx586 a Pentium? Would you call a r3041 an r3000?
> Undoucmented commands were previously discussed on this list. Check
> out the List-ZShell Archives at www.TICalc.org.
How can you say that their are undocumented commands when no one
seems to have any documentation from Toshiba about this chip.
> >> > Also what is the word size of this processor? 8-bit?
> >>Memory addresses are 16-bit
> >Yes I know it has 16 bit addressing. But what is its word size?
> >The address size is not always the same as the word size.
> True. You need to know: A WORD is always two (2) bytes, or sixteen
> (16) bits. A BYTE is always eight (8) bits.
I'm not going to say anything more about this except refer you to
these 2 entries in the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
http://wfn-shop.princeton.edu/foldoc/cgi-script?byte
http://wfn-shop.princeton.edu/foldoc/cgi-script?word
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