z80 timing... 6502 timing

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Wed Apr 21 16:57:01 1999

> I suppose that's true, Hans, BUT, in1982, there were few other processors
> than the 6502 and Z-80 in popular use, with the exception of the 8080A and
> the 8085, of course. The majority of home computers, though, used one of
> these two, at that time. Several years later, we found the 6510 and 6809 in
> commercially interesting applications, but not for as long a period as the
> Z-80 and 6502. These two had a life of nearly ten years before the IBM-PC
> and its clones wrenched the home computer market from their grasp.

in 1982, the 9900 was also big and beasts like SC/MP where still on
the run (and 680xx, 808x and 160xx comming up), but you're right if
you want to pich the two mayor player in the SOHO market.

But still, a general measurement includes them.

Gruss
H.

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