Zilog Z80000

The Zilog Z80000 published in 1986 was a progressive for its time microprocessor.

It is a 32 -bit architecture, which worked with pipelines and had a cache of 256 bytes, which could be frozen by software. In addition to co-and multiprocessor support decreed the Z80000 through a 6-stage pipeline.

The clocked with 4 to 20 MHz processor was in contrast to its predecessor, the Zilog Z8000, not accepted by the market.

Applications / developments: Z80000 Zilog System 8000 has been used by Zilog even in their computer system. The machine was sold to a UNIX clone, and has absolute rarity in 2010.

The company Olivetti introduced several pilot series devices forth on the basis of the Z80000, after their devices with Z8000 sold quite well as a 16- bit personal computer medium power class. The work was canceled in 1989.