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Re: 6510 chip?

dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:

>I don't know what the extra features did, but I doubt they would be
>significant enough to justify the incompatibility.

The 64 uses them for ROM/RAM banking and for controlling the cartridge port,
though it's a generic I/O port allowing any kind of functionality. However,
it wouldn't be worth the incompatibility, yes. :-)

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