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Re: Avatar

Soenke Behrens writes:
>
>b) I am concerned about the use of a 65SC816 as the "main" processor (apart
>   from secondary processors).

IMO the 65816 is a very capable processor.  Consider some of the amazing
programs which have been written the the plain vanilla Apple II.  Then,
not slipping into the "but you just GOTTA have a 100 MHz clock-doubled
chip to do ANYTHING!" state of mind, think of what you could do with a
10 MHz 65816.  Then think of what you could do with a TI graphics
processor and other goodies added on.

A secondary benefit is that you avoid both Intel and Motorola and
all the silliness that goes with them; the Avatar will not immediately
be PC-ized or Mac-ized and subsumed by those worlds.  It's also worth
noting that with the success of the Super Nintendo, there are a lot
of good 65816 programmers out there.

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James Hague   
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