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Re: A85: Z80 processor and ti-85
>You misunderstand with Zilog, they aren't as anal nor as big as Intel.
>Intel is the _ONLY_ IC manufacturer I know of that won't give you stacks
>of databooks on request for free. Check out Zilog's
>webpage(http://www.zilog.com), they'll be incredibly eager to send you
>databooks. Remember, they WANT you to use their product in your designs,
>and how can you if you don't know how? TTYL!
The only problem with Zilog is that it might take a few times before
they'll actually send it... I've order PowerPC books from Motorola and
they arrived in less than a week. I ordered a MIPS book from NEC, and it
arrived in two weeks... I ordered a Z-80 book three different times in
the past year, and I still haven't recieved it.. maybe it's just my luck
;).
Dennis
BTW, I guess Intel doesn't care if you use their chip or not... they'll
still be making a heck of a lot of money as long as Windows is primarily
a Intel OS...