Re: A86: Re: Taking apart the TI-86...

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Subject: Re: A86: Re: Taking apart the TI-86...
From: "Matt2000" <matt2000@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 17:38:48 -0500
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>Does Zilog make any Z80 chips above 6MHz?

Yes, 10 even 20 MHZ I do believe

> If so, coudn't you just take out
>the Z80-6 and pop in a Z80-8 or Z80-10?  That way you woudn't have to
>reprogram the OS, since it would still be a Z80.
>
> - Ricci Adams
> ricci@chipsnet.com


No. Certain parts are rated at certain speeds, so anything higher then 6MHZ
would overclock the other electronic parts, probably making them inoperable.
Or else the calcs would be that fast in the first place (only like 1 dollar
more for a 10 MHZ version)

-Matt

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