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Date   : Tue, 17 Oct 1989 07:16:23 GMT
From   : spdcc!merk!alliant!linus!nixbur!nixpbe!peun11!josef@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Moellers)
Subject: Z80 Algorithms

mwilson@crash.cts.com (Marc Wilson) writes:

>     Since when is the 64180 made by Zilog?  The 64180 is a Hitachi Z80 clone
>with some additional instructions.

It was not originally made by Zilog (i.e. developped) but Zilog probably
found it a neat chip (which it is) and it fitted nicely in their range,
so they second-sourced it and named it the Z180.

That's all folks.

               Josef Moellers

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