>> MSX software won't run directly on Z380 because Z380 can't access MSX
>> ports, but raw Z80 code will work of course.
>That's the big disadvantage in my opinion, and that's why I would like to
>have it 'on' my motherboard.
But think that in this "processor replace" mode, Z380 slows down to
3.57MHz, otherwise the hardware can't be accessed properly. So the speed
gain is the same as when upgrading to 7MHz (for the same frequency, Z380
has double speed of a Z80).
>Hmmm... I want to run existing software at high speed... But now it seems
>that it 1. isn't much faster than a turboR, and 2. you can't access I/O
>though the Z380... So all software will have to be newly created...
It was clear from the first moment that Z380 would work only with own
software. About the I/O, it is just a matter of build a good bios.
>Dammit I want to assemble a 100k source in 1 second!!!
Then ask CTNG for a Compass version for Z380 (I don't mean just an
assembler with Z380 instructions support, but the assembler itself running
in the Z380!). You dare? ;-)
>> Hum... yes, but be patient, ok? I'm myself learning about Z380 yet!!
>> What I can send to you is a photo of the card. I have digital camera. Just
>> wait a little. ;-)
>Okay, that's perfect!
I send you three photos: the Z380 alone, compared with a Moonsound and the
environment in which I'm using it (the last card in the slotexpander is a
4M RAM expansion inside of a Moonsound box). If someone else wants these
photos, ask me, I think it is not a good idea to spam it to the ML because
every photo is about 80K long.
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