MKrieg@UMASS.BITNET (Mark Kriegsman/Hampshire College) (05/02/87)
From: HAMP::MKRIEG "Mark Kriegsman" 2-MAY-1987 09:12 Subj: "Sixty-five Eight Oh Two" (remember me? I asked for good sources for 65802s?) Well, I got one from Jameco Electronics for $29.95, opened the lid of my '81 ][+, pulled enough cards to get at the 6502, yanked the 6502 out, dropped the 65802 in and Lo And Behold -- unless I deliberately throw it into "native" mode, **I CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE** This is *real* *good*. However, when I kick it into native mode (as opposed to 6502 "emulation" mode, which is the best "emulation" of anything I've ever used :) ..) I have access to a fairly powerful 16-cylinder processor, just like the big boys have now. The specs. say that when it's in "emulation" mode, it's a 65C02C, which (I guess) means that it has things like BRA. (Look, Ma! No ProDOS fix!) Now, I'm a pretty well entrenched 6502 programmer, but 65802 (and '816 when I get my you-know-what!) was easy to learn, and easy to use. I have some sample programs (pretty graphics) I wrote in '802, and if anyone wants them, just drop me a line. (Also have 6502 versions for comparison...) No, it doesn't run normal software any faster. It runs old stuff *the same* as it used to be. Wouldn't you get upset if you had to re-write RWTS with all those tricky, TRICKY little timing loops because your new machine wasn't JUST LIKE your old one? :) MKRIEG@UMASS.BITNET MKRIEG%UMASS.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU ..!seismo!UMASS.BITNET!MKrieg (Mark Kriegsman // 561 Hampshire College // Amherst, MA // 01002-5001) "IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL AGAIN, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY CHOICE." ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL;ASDFJKL