Re: ZIp

[jlee@ics.uci.edu (Orion Paks)]

Gabe Sanchez (butch@qedbbs.com) wrote:
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: >From: dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
:  
:  
: >It is only the 14 MHz 65816 which is
: >very expensive - you should be able to get a processor rated at 7 MHz
: >to 10 MHz for much less.
:  
:  
: Not true, the fastest 65816 currently in production is a 10Mhz rated. Beliave
: me, if there were a 14 Mhz rated 65816 I would be the first to purchase one!

Not true even.  ASIC engineered a 20 mhz 65816 back in 1988 but it was not
produced due to lack of demand. (Blame Apple)  Sanyo reverse engineered the
the chip more recently as a stable 14 mhz chip.  WDC got a hold of it and
is selling this as the 65C816S engineering chip for $95 dollars plus some
other details.  Read Frank Lin's FAQ.

: The reason why a few of us are running at 14Mhz and faster is because we
: 'push' the processor to do 14 Mhz. It is NOT just a matter of chaning the
: crystal when you are running that fast. There are a buch of little detaisl

We're not really pushing this new chip that much as it was designed to run
at such speeds. The only thing different is it needs a higher voltage and
faster cache memory.

BTW, most of this imformation is in Frank Lin's FAQ.
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Running on a 14/64 Zip GSx that costed an arm and a leg,
Joseph
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