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Re: Amiga, Mac, Atari
In comp.sys.amiga.hardware Wildstar <wildstar128@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I thought so. Wasn't for sure what the numerclature precisely. I knew it was
> a derivitive of the 6502. Even if its made by Commodore/MOS it is derived.
> Well quite identical. Just take the last 4 address pins a break them on a
> 6502 and you got a 6507. Just at less then $2 a chip why the hell didn't
> Atari stuck a full 6502.
Very simple: Because there wasn't a need for. The 2600 console did not have
full 64K of memory, so why should the CPU address all this? The 6507 is maybe
some pence cheaper, and has less pins making the overall design a bit cheaper.
So long,
Thomas