Would like advise on basic schematic-drawing software please

[rogerw]

Know it well.... Although I never played on one...

Haha ... Yes, it wasn't until I bought it and was able to play with it at home that I suddenly "got" microprocessors ... and everything fell into place.

Up until then ... I had limited time with an 8080 in the lab ... and I spent months at classes in a total fog.

So I can credit the MicroProfessor with being the catalyst for my work to this day.

 

[Ian Rogers]

8080 from intel was compatible to Z80... Same instruction set!!!

 

[rogerw]

8080 from intel was compatible to Z80... Same instruction set!!!

Yes, that is correct ... it's just that with limited hands-on time ... for some reason I couldn't grasp the 'concept'.

After I'd had a unit at home to play with and experiment with for a while ... suddenly the penny dropped and it all became easy. From then on it was fun and I really enjoyed it. Even got good marks come exam time!

If I'm perfectly honest ... even though the documentation was pretty ordinary ... I think the light bulb went off as I was reading through and studying the notes. For some reason I thought it had to be far more complicated than it actually is.