6502 vs. 6800 (was Re: kits, definitions, prices...)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed Oct 7 19:46:02 1998

Allison wrote:
> REASON:
> At one point MOS Tech was going to make a 6500 that was pin interchangable
> with the 6800 but moto took them to court. the expectation was they would
> make one board that could be either 6800 or 6500.

Was going to? They did. It's called the 6501. I've got one. I just
need to get a 6800 system to plug it into :-)

Trivia question of the day:

What instruction that is present on all later 6502-family processors
(even the NMOS ones) was missing on the 6501 and early 6502s?

Eric
Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 19:46:02 BST