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  1. Where to buy a 6502 chip - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange

    Jun 8, 2020 · I want to purchase a 6502 40 pin CPU in order to verify if my 6502 is faulty, I've seen I can buy from Hong Kong but would prefer closer (to the UK), RS and CPC don’t seen to have any. Most …

  2. Comparing raw performance of the Z80 and the 6502

    May 21, 2022 · A lot has been said on the internet about the 6502, at 1MHz, being roughly equivalent in performance to the Z80, at 4 MHz. It is said the Z80 has a typical 4 clock ticks per instruction, while …

  3. Why did so many early microcomputers use the MOS 6502 and variants?

    May 14, 2017 · Quite a few successful early microcomputers used the MOS 6502 CPU. This included, but was not limited to, systems like the Apple I, Apple II, Commodore PET, and Ataris. A followup …

  4. How similar were the MC6800 and MOS 6502?

    Sep 25, 2024 · When reading about the history of the 6502 CPU, it is regularly pointed out that Chuck Peddle had previously worked on the MC6800 CPU at Motorola. As well, it is stated that the goal …

  5. Why didn't the 6502 have increment/decrement opcodes for A?

    Dec 11, 2019 · In 6502 Assembly, we can use INX and INY to increase the value stored in X and Y. They can be decreased with DEX and DEY. However, it seems that there are no such instructions for …

  6. Is there a standardised 6502 assembly syntax?

    Mar 9, 2024 · 10 Is there an standardised 6502 assembly syntax? Not really. While MOS' own Cross-Assembler might have been a base, it was way too primitive to be be considered. Still, there is a line …

  7. Were there 6502 revisions B and C, and what were they like?

    Aug 13, 2023 · So this naming implies there ought to exist revisions B and C, which presumably were done to fix other problems, or add other features, but I can't seem to find much information about …

  8. 6502 - Why were there no 32-bit versions of 65xx CPUs, or 64-bit ...

    Oct 29, 2020 · A RISC based implementation of the Apple II 6502 Processor: In mid ’85 I performed an analysis that showed a simple RISC style implementation of a 16‐bit binary compatible superset of …

  9. What is the MOS 6502 doing on each cycle of an instruction?

    Feb 7, 2021 · 11 Assuming you’re asking: what can the 6502 be seen to be doing by an external observer, then the data sheet has a full breakdown of bus activity per cycle per addressing mode; …

  10. 6502 - How was “Super Mario Bros” made with Assembly if the DASM ...

    Jan 17, 2021 · The Fine Print Would somebody care to explain how "Super Mario Bros." was released in 1985. But the DASM Assembler came out in 1987? There is no relation between Super Mario Bros. …