Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: [OT] Dead DEC Punch card times (was Re: Taking Speedy too seriously) Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 09:51:48 -0800 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 16 Message-ID: <20261105095148.000026b0@gmail.com> References: <18dee4b6cab427fa$865$2574533$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11c8mg3$2e89e$2@kst.eternal-september.org> <_ZucnafJTvBFc3r3nZ2dnZfqnPGdnZ2d@giganews.com> <11c8rq9$1e6t$1@gal.iecc.com> <%Y_FS.30812$Gsmc.9148@fx17.ams4> <20261103155316.609@kylheku.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:51:53 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="1845417"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18x/UiV+1nUSnFo1YMTFXCkPAG+E0Efo5s="; posting-host="e032041f5ec6ace0a85e469f4af2ac9f" Cancel-Lock: sha1:Qk58UJp1pDmFalwPxF1lDEyALVo= sha256:o38GGixISj1ob5gllt+WmjWTNJ0VLZN1vH8X6c2OCl4= sha1:FQPsIrdIbHbh+goVnC8T6DYQ66o= sha256:Jd1jzn06bufYZ+4zTuVlYCXWAT+A509AltUMHFlRxC4= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:95166 On Tue, 3 Nov 2026 22:48:27 -0500 c186282 wrote: > Anyway though, the Z-80 days are LONG gone. Not *long* gone, it was only discontinued in 2024 - certainly an all- timer for single-chip longevity. Still gets a lot of play in the retro/ homebrew scene, too. > Kind of a pity ! Good stuff for minimal CPU. I'm partial to the 6502 myself, but it certainly wasn't bad. As with most 8-bitters, it wasn't very orthogonal, but it had a surprisingly roomy register file; the ability to quick-switch to an alternate set for fast interrupt response was particularly nice.