[vcf-midatlantic] Z80 end of life only months away

[Dave McGuire]

   That would be a bit of a project, not sure it'd be practical.  With 
some glue logic, sure, but we likely won't run out of Z80s within our 
lifetimes.

               -Dave

On 4/20/24 17:14, John Heritage wrote:
> Iirc theyre still making the ez80.  Not sure how hard that is to adapt 
> electrically.
> 
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 12:58 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic 
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org 
> <mailto:vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
> 
> 
>         The PCN states that it is the wafer fab that's discontinuing the
>     part, not the packaging facility.  Z80 CPUs in different packages use
>     the same die.
> 
>                    -Dave
> 
>     On 4/20/24 12:18, murph via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>      > Wasn't it just the DIP package selection for it?  Not all Z80? 
>     Seems like a lot of hysterics.
>      >
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>      > From: Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic
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>      > Cc: Jeffrey Jonas <jeffrey.scott.jonas at gmail.com
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>      > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Z80 end of life only months away
>      > Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 09:08
>      >
>      > https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pd
>     <https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pd>
>      > <https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf
>     <https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf>>f
>      >
>     https://hackaday.com/2024/04/19/end-of-life-for-z80-cpu-and-peripherals-announced/ <https://hackaday.com/2024/04/19/end-of-life-for-z80-cpu-and-peripherals-announced/>
>      >
>      > The memo dated April 15, 2024 says the last time to buy is June 14th.
>      > Only 2 months warning :-/
> 
>     -- 
>     Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>     New Kensington, PA
> 

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA