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# Z80 Chip Replacement Update

Many readers reported that last issue’s suggestion to replace the Z80 microprocessor chip inside the computer to solve unexplained crashing problems works.

[Tom Bent](http://localhost/indiv/tom-bent/), the illustrious editor of SyncWare News suggests that the Z80B processor chip is a much beefed up version of the Z80A. It costs a little more, but is able to handle severe loads on the buss.