a freind of mine and I were taking apart an old game console, which goes by the name of ColecoVision, and we came across some interesting things.
one of the first things i noticed is that it had a Z80 in it, which we all know is the same as the processor used in our favorite calculators.
however, this seems a little big...I sure hope that the Z80 residing in the TI84's today arent this big.
i also saw a heatsink on another IC. this confused me, because i thought if they would use a heatsink, wouldn't they put it on the Z80? on peeling off the heatsink, this is what i saw:
Some other inspection revealed another IC, this one with an odd, familiar marking. but i have no idea what it is for.
is it just me, or does anyone else see the Texas Instrument's logo on that?
the entire circuit board is here:
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one of the first things i noticed is that it had a Z80 in it, which we all know is the same as the processor used in our favorite calculators.
however, this seems a little big...I sure hope that the Z80 residing in the TI84's today arent this big.
i also saw a heatsink on another IC. this confused me, because i thought if they would use a heatsink, wouldn't they put it on the Z80? on peeling off the heatsink, this is what i saw:
Some other inspection revealed another IC, this one with an odd, familiar marking. but i have no idea what it is for.
is it just me, or does anyone else see the Texas Instrument's logo on that?
the entire circuit board is here:
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