Re: A86: Zilog Z80 Microprocessor family manual is on Amazon.com!
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Re: A86: Zilog Z80 Microprocessor family manual is on Amazon.com!
Yeah, Zilog used to give those manuals for free when they still had an ounce
of intelligence.
- Matt
>
> Hahaha...
> I got the same manual a year and a half ago for free!
> People are actually paying $35 for it?
> I guess that's why they stopped giving them out in the first place.
>
> Cavan
>
>
> >From: Kazimi/Mettler Family <kazmet@sonic.net>
> >Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> >To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
> >Subject: A86: Zilog Z80 Microprocessor family manual is on Amazon.com!
> >Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:11:18 +0000
> >
> >
> >A few days ago I purchased a book on amazon.com that they had titled
> >"Z80 Family User's Manual : Microprocessor Solutions for
> >Datacommunications and Computer Peripheral Applications
> >(Cpu/Ctc/Dma/Pio/Sio)",Paperback. It's one of 3 in-stock items that
> >shows up with a search for "z80".
> >
> >They were only charging *$5.85* for it so I wasn't sure that it was the
> >same thing sold at FatBrain (the link from zilog's website) for $40
> >hardcover. Surprise, surprise! It arrived today (first item in my order
> >to ship!) and looks like the real deal.
> >
> >Blue & white cover with zilog logo and photograph of cubicles behind
> >mainframes(?!), paperback with O'reilly type high quality binding,
> >(c)1995, over 400 pages--which are almost impossible to count exactly
> >because they are numbered by chapter and section instead of
> >continuously. Also has an order form in the back to get it directly
> >from Zilog for $5, 10% shipping and handling.. hmmm that's an even
> >better deal if they are still taking orders.
> >
> >Just thought you guys might be interested in getting the official
> >materials for a price under $35.
> >
> >-Adrian Mettler
> >
>
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