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Re: A 65c816 as a co-processor
- Subject: Re: A 65c816 as a co-processor
- From: magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:07:09 -0700 (PDT)
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On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:40:47 PM UTC-5, Alex Freed wrote:
> Looking at the latest Jameco catalog I noticed that they started
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> carrying the *new* 65C816 and 65C02 CPUs rated at 16 MHz! This is more
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> MIPS than a 20 MHz Z80 that could be used in my Applicard clone.
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> It would be relatively easy to make a card for A2e with this fast CPU
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> and 128K (if not 512K) of SRAM. No bank switching needed if 65C816 is
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> used. Talk to the main CPU via a mailbox, like the Applicard.
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> The only question is: does anyone need such a card? Given the ready
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> supply of Apple 2 GS computers?
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> -Alex.
If you could set it up as an accelerator for the GS I'd be interested. I've got the stock 2.8MHz cpu in my GS.
Dean