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Tom Jennings' Friendly fZ80, an Emulated DIgital CP/M and MP/M Z80 Machine, Goes Up for Sale

Tom Jennings has opened orders for the first production units of the Friendly fZ80, an all-new development machine designed for those looking to experiment with Digital's classic CP/M and MP/M operating systems on an emulated Zilog Z80.

"Friendly fZ80 is a completely self-contained [Digital] CP/M and MP/M computer. No modern computer is needed to use it," Jennings explains of the boxy metal machine, a compact throwback to the minicomputers and microcomputers which inspired its creation. "These are all-new design and new construction (emulated) [Zilog] Z80 computers that run CP/M version 2.2 and MP/M II version 2.1, the final version of Digital Research's preemptive multitasking-operating system."

Fancy owning your on dual-OS Digital CP/M and MP/M multi-tasking microcomputer? The Friendly fZ80 is for you. (📷: Tom Jennings)

Crack open the casing of a Friendly fZ80, and you won't find a now-discontinued Zilog Z80 nor even a second-source compatible. Despite its retro styling,...

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iFi's newest hi-res headphone DAC and amp squeezes into a tiny USB-C earbuds cable — you just add your own…

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First Time Crossing the Pacific in the Stratosphere - CNET

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Stratospheric infrastructure company Sceye has crossed the Pacific for the first time, taking its reflective, balloon-like High-Altitude Platform System from New Mexico

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Reclaiming attention in an always-on world

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Apple rolls out child safety tools with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, such as blocking gore and violent content in FaceTime calls and Safari's Ask to Browse

iFi's newest hi-res headphone DAC and amp squeezes into a tiny USB-C earbuds cable — you just add your own…