Mostek MK3881 PIO controller manual

[Andrew Burton]

Ahh, i won the book Z80 Workshop Manual from ebay the
other week. It mentions UART and PIO I/O chips on the
back cover. Mine is a reprint from 1986 and was
originally printed in 1983. - Andrew B (via mobile
phone)

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<julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know if the above is identical in spec
to the "official" Zilog PIO 
>  chip? The manual's dated November 1976 and stamped
as preliminary, which is 
> a little unsettling :)
> 
> I want to do some messing around with a Z80 CPU and
PIO, and having a physical 
> paper reference to hand would sure be useful - I'm
just not sure if I'm going 
> to shoot myself in the foot using this particular
one!
> 
> I should go and google for Zilog / Z80 history I
suppose to see where Mostek 
> fit into things - I've got a rather thick Mostek UK
Z80 programming manual 
> (V2.0) too which would also make a useful reference,
assuming it's sound for 
> all Z80 chips regardless of source...
> 
> cheers
> 
> Jules