Re: Check this out for a rumour...

[david@wraith.cc.uow.edu.au (David E A Wilson)]

John Le Febvre <john@klatch.demon.co.uk> writes:
>Heard this at the weekend folks - I have not heard anything about
>this before so thought I should pass it on...

The Mensch computer was released at the 1994 (not 1995) Kansasfest so this
is not exactly new news.

>Apparently Western Design Center Inc, makers of the 65c02 and 65c816 
>microprocessors have decided to launch their own computer 'to fill 
>the gap where the Apple II line left off'.  It would appear they have
>been busy extending the 65xxx family of processors and have a 65c16s (a 
>low power version of the 65c816 for hand-helds etc) and a 65c265 (a 
>65c816 with built in I/O circuitry making a complete 

I don't recall the 65c16s but the 65c265 is as you describe (and there is an
equivalent 65c02 + I/O micro-controller as well). I considered using the 265
in a design I was working on but the pricing did not work out for me and I
needed slightly more powerful serial ports.
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David Wilson	Dept CompSci Uni Wollongong Australia	david@cs.uow.edu.au