Re: WDC's 32-bit W65T32

["geoff" <geoff@a2central.com.remove-eu1-this>]

  To: aiiadict
Fortunately, Orca/C on the IIgs has a directive to support 32-bit ints.  You 
don't need a 32-bit processor to use it :)

Unfortunately, nobody has written 32-bit libraries for Orca/C to take 
advantage of it.  Anybody game to compile some new 32-bot libraries and see if 
anything else is needed to make it work on the existing IIgs platform?

geoff

 > On Nov 28, 1:09 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
 > > of those, only the Z-80 has any meaningful software
 > > base for the (8-bit) Apple II platform.  All the others are just a
 > > basis for experiments--not that there's anything wrong with that.  ;-)
 > 
 > most C source codes require 32bits..  to get any meaningful
 > software, you'd need a 32bit C compiler for the nonexistant
 > 32bit 65816 successor...


 > > Of course, the 65816 (et al.) is a special case, since it has a 
 > > compatibility mode (in which it is a 65C02).
 > 
 > so put a compatibility mode in the chip.. like WDC was going
 > to do..

 > I have a few projects I need to complete before I start looking at
 > the 6502/65816 cores..  I think it would be a fun experiment..

 > Rich
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