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Re: 6522 as Serial Port?



Hi, Rob!

In article <515fh3$uq8@totara.its.vuw.ac.nz>, Rob Thomson
<rob.thomson@vuw.ac.nz> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can I use some of the outputs of a 6522 for serial transfer to Apple or PC?
> I can add a voltage converter (MAX232, etc), but can I use some inputs/outputs
> (data, handshake, etc) for serial transfers?
> 

        Commodore did!  VIC20, C64, and C128 all used variants on the 6522
(6526's, aka CIAs, Complex Interface Adapters).  HOWEVER - The function
used for serial work was all cloned straight from the 6522.

        RwP

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Ralph Wade Phillips, CET #LA-82
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