On Mon, 2014-11-24 at 04:26 -0500, TJ Edmister wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:16:19 -0500, Dennis Holierhoek  
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > But can it also run 8-bit programs? And 4-bit?
> >
> 
> In theory, you could run 8-bit object code if you had an NEC V20 or V30  
> CPU which is 8086 compatible while also featuring an 8080 emulation mode.  
> NEC also made a special version of their V50 CPU just for the PC-88VA  
> which can execute Z80 code as well.

Isn't the Z80 what the Space Shuttle and space Telescope used until the
last decade.  I seem to remember my old RS-4P was a Z80 chip.

CWSIV


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