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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by loeg on Friday May 28, 2021 @12:17PM (#27317256)
The TI 73 through 86 models of graphing calculator all use z80 CPUs, and the 83+ was probably the dominant school calculator well into the 2000s. That was my introduction to the CPU (hobbyist programming, e.g. through websites like ticalc.org).
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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by pjmlp on Saturday May 29, 2021 @02:49AM (#27323522)
On US school system and similar countries that impose specific brands on school kids.

On my days it was all about Casio and HP, with TI on third place.

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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by apple4ever on Friday May 28, 2021 @06:55PM (#27321477)
I had a TI-85, which was my introduction back in the mid 90's. Still love the Z80.
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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by vanderZwan on Friday May 28, 2021 @01:46PM (#27318378)
There's also the Gameboy, which still has an active homebrew scene
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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by loeg on Friday May 28, 2021 @03:15PM (#27319372)
Yes, although the GBZ80 is distinct from the regular Z80 in several ways -- among other differences, it has no IX or IY registers, and no alternate register bank.
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Re:Z80 Development Toolchain by ChickeNES on Friday May 28, 2021 @06:02PM (#27321037)
It really shouldn't be called the GBZ80, it's a Sharp SM83
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