I was confused. But yes, that same Zilog Corporation as the Z80. They also did... action comics as promotional material?
The final page, containing disclaimers (presumably from their standard spec sheets?) disclaiming any inaccuracy and warning "Not for use in life support" is adding, not removing, my confusion.
Yes, it's marketing materials for their computer products, including the Z80. "Not for use in life support" is extremely common in computer hardware disclaimers.
I never found out who wrote or produced it, but I was convinced that it was a work-for-hire, because we were not only extremely busy with technical support, nearly none of us were creative enough to turn out something like this.
Be forewarned, soujourner: the jokes herein are corny as hell, and you may not understand if you were not the sort of neckbeard who attended Usenix LISA.
I really like "comics" like these. They're often well thought-out and can often get concepts across faster than plain documentation by using imagery that would stand out in a plain readme.
Unfortunately, I expect any company/project/product to produce these in the modern age to reach for AI.
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[ 12.9 ms ] story [ 64.2 ms ] threadThe final page, containing disclaimers (presumably from their standard spec sheets?) disclaiming any inaccuracy and warning "Not for use in life support" is adding, not removing, my confusion.
I never found out who wrote or produced it, but I was convinced that it was a work-for-hire, because we were not only extremely busy with technical support, nearly none of us were creative enough to turn out something like this.
Be forewarned, soujourner: the jokes herein are corny as hell, and you may not understand if you were not the sort of neckbeard who attended Usenix LISA.
Unfortunately, I expect any company/project/product to produce these in the modern age to reach for AI.
This reminds me of why's (poignant) guide to ruby
https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-1.html