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| | Zilog Z80 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Z80 and its derivatives and clones make up one of the most commonly used CPU families of all time, and, along with the MOS Technology 6502 family, dominated the 8-bit microcomputer market from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. |
 | | This makes sense as the Z80 (like, for instance, the 6502) was really intended for embedded use, not for personal computers or the, yet to be invented, home computers. |
 | | Other 6502 architecture computers already on the market such as the BBC Micro, Apple II and the 6510 based Commodore 64 can make use of the Z80 with an external unit, a plug-in card, or an expansion cartridge. |
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