Paul Schlyter wrote: > And in the real world, one often wants to process data in bigger > chunks than 8 bits at a time -- in such cases the 8-bit data bus > of the 6502 becomes a real bottleneck. Unless, of course, one is writing a program that deals almost entirely with ASCII code, such as a text editor of some sort. Admittedly, not much is being done in that area any more. Roy