Re: What's about the 65832 ?

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <4up9dc$c4u@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
ICS Softy <icssofty@aol.com> wrote:
>I have a book somewhere which listed the opcodes for the 65816, and as I
>recall it stated WDM (it's $42 in hex, I think) was to allow for two byte
>opcodes in future processors.
>
Yea, and it could be for an additional 256 op codes (the first byte must
be the WDM opcode.  This was to be used in the 65832.

There is also another feature that was never advanced.  There is a method
of using co-processors, such as math processors, that are designed to work
with 65xxx hardware and software compatability.  They never designed any
co-processors.

John
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