Dammit! Now it makes sense! Bob
On Dec 27, 2012, at 9:44 AM, kee nethery wrote: > ZX81 > > CPU chip was made by Zilog (thus the "Z"). > > The first Sinclair used the Z80. The Z80 chip was "Z80" because it was binary > compatible with the Intel 8080. The ZX81 was a Z80 CPU with more stuff added > into it, thus, the ZX81 (presumably eXtra and 81 because that was the next > number). > > Back in the day it made perfect sense to name it the Z80 and for the follow > on to be the ZX81. > > Kee (old guy) > > PS: My first computer was a SouthWest Technical Products 6800 (aka SWTPC 6800) _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
