Re: 6502 BE function ?

[Tom Bruhns <tomb@lsid.hp.com>]

Patrick Schaefer wrote (re: the 6502 processor):

> There is a maximum time for the cpu to be stopped, after this time it
> will need a reset to recover.

??  It's been too long since I worked with the 6502, but I _distinctly_
remember that the Rockwell 65C02, at least, is static and can be clocked
as slowly as you like.  I found, I recall, that with a slow enough clock
speed, I could get the power supply current down in the 0.1uA region (or
below) with it.  I thought that the original MOS Technology 6502's were
also static, just not such low power.

(Clearly, if you are driving dynamic ram, you better arrange to refresh
that as needed!)

Cheers,
Tom