Re: Platinum IIe CPU

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
: Robert Boucher <rboucher@houston.rr.com> wrote:

:> I had always thought the early IIe series used a 6502 CPU; later series
:> used a 65C02 CPU. I recently bought a platinum IIe on ebay that had a
:> 6503 CPU. Will someone explain the differences?

: The "6503" used in this machine _is_ a 65C02.  The manufacturer for the
: chip (possibly GTE) just has a slightly different product code.

: It should not be confused with the original 6503, which was a chip with
: fewer pins (and a smaller addressable memory area).  These were
: available from Rockwell, and possibly other sources.

There is also the chance of a fumblefingered typist since 2 and 3 are next
to each other on most keyboards. And plenty of epay gougers put stuff that
makes dime a dozen junk sound rare to the gullible.
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