Z80 Tapestries

These markings appear on a vintage microchip made by the company Zilog. The famous Z80 CPU was used in many machines, most notably the Sinclair ZX-Spectrum range, but was used in many more. The chip is still manufactured today!

These markings appear on a vintage microchip made by the company Zilog. The famous Z80 CPU was used in many machines, most notably the Sinclair ZX-Spectrum range, but was used in many more. The chip is still manufactured today!

Both these microprocessors were very popular in the 70s and 80s. Which one did you prefer? Or did you like them both?

Both these microprocessors were very popular in the 70s and 80s. Which one did you prefer? Or did you like them both?

Have fun testing the people you meet, to see if they can guess the CPU! (Also available with black text.)

Celebrating the Z80 microprocessor, found in many popular home computers in the 70s and 80s. Features the chip along with its instruction mnemonics, which will be a familiar sight to assembly language programmers.

I love my Radio Shack TRS-80