> It was sort of a cross between a C-64 and PET80xx(?) seies computer.
> Was real fast at 2-Mhz, and would run many of the C-64 programs
> straight out - provided they didn't get too graphics intensive.
Huh? I assume you mean simple programs because the memory maps are different
as night and day. Also, the behaviour of the 6509 with indirect indexed
addressing of LDA and STA instructions is quite different from any other
6502, even the 6510 and 8502, so a fair bit of ML programs won't work right
on it (they'll end up accessing different banks, and getting confused).
The P500 actually is a better mix of the two, since that has a VIC-II in it for
graphics (the B128 and friends were powered by some kind of CRTC and were
more like 8000-series PETs than 64s). But the SID is a nice touch. :-)
I agree, they are interesting units. Too bad the memory layout was confusing
for programmers to the point where they never achieved their potential. :-(
But love that sexy case! ;-)
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