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Re: 20MHz 65C816 (IIGS CPU) in production: used in C= accelerator
- Subject: Re: 20MHz 65C816 (IIGS CPU) in production: used in C= accelerator
- From: sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)
- Date: 1996/12/14
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: none
- References: <58psbf$10cu@uni.library.ucla.edu> <58qoh4$hea@flood.xnet.com> <58sn62$13v6@uni.library.ucla.edu> <58v1io$54s@flood.xnet.com>
In article <58v1io$54s@flood.xnet.com>, jcompton@typhoon.xnet.com (Jason
Compton) wrote:
> : We're interested in whether WDC will let us IIGS users have the same
> : 20MHz part used in the Super64CPU/20. Of course that accelerator
> : won't work in a IIGS.
>
> And actually, I'm almost positive that the CPU is not a true 20mhz part.
> I believe it's 16, and WDC says "Go right ahead, clock it to 20, no
> problem."
I talked to WDC about this about 9 or 10 months ago. They told me they
had 65816s rated at 20Mhz. They did not say that they had a new mask or
a new process. However these chips come about, if the company is selling
them as 20Mhz parts I guess they had better work at 20Mhz.
-Sheldon
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W. Sheldon Simms III - sheldon@atlcom.net