Re: TI-H: TI Spam: Attend TI's NetSeminar, Win a Palm Pilot! (111)

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Subject: Re: TI-H: TI Spam: Attend TI's NetSeminar, Win a Palm Pilot! (111)
From: tsaimelv@pilot.msu.edu (Mel Tsai)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:30:43 GMT
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>>Actually zilog stopped making the z80 a long time ago, if I
>>remember correctly. I believe Mel said that the z80 in the TI
>>calculators is a clone made by Toshiba or some other
>>semiconductor manufacturer.
>
>It's a Toshiba TA(3 numbers?), does anyone know anything about this chip?
> I mean, is it just a Z80 clone or is there other stuff on the chip?  I
>can't find anything about it on the net.

It's likely an ASIC with a z80 core made just for TI.  You won't find
information about it unless you've got access to internal TI documents
(i.e. you won't ever get info :).

-Mel

References:

TI-H: TI Spam: Attend TI's NetSeminar, Win a Palm Pilot! (111)

From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>

Re: TI-H: TI Spam: Attend TI's NetSeminar, Win a Palm Pilot! (111)

From: Bryan Rittmeyer <bryanr@flash.net>

Re: TI-H: TI Spam: Attend TI's NetSeminar, Win a Palm Pilot! (111)

From: sampablo2@juno.com (Sam Camp)

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