Re: Can an apple II take a C64 microprocessor?

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In article <80amq6$i6t$1@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
Robert Collet <collet@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Huh, I didn't realize the 6510 was such a crappy chip :) How similar would a
>microprocessor have to be to the 6502 to just swap it in? I assume most
>later 65xx chips are slightly more compatible than the 6510.

The 65C02 and 65C802 are plug-in replacements.  The 65C02 has a handful of
extra instructions, but if you already have an enhanced IIe or IIc, you
already have this processor.  The 65C802 has the same instruction set as the
IIGS's 65C816, so you could get into 16-bit computing with an 8-bit II this
way.  (You're still limited to 64K of memory, and most 16-bit software out
there requires the GS's other additional capabilities to run, but it might
be fun to play with.)

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