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Re: Apple II benchmark



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