How many transistors in the 6502 processor?

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Fri May 4 10:23:59 2001

jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > And then it'd be rather fun to implement your very own 6502 using 74*
> > series logic chips.
>
> Possible, but length of traces to wire all those together will keep
> it to KHz range and needs few large boards that needs so much power
> that hottest athlon cpu is low power by comparsion.

Nope. If you know what you're doing, you can wire wrap boards pretty
easy up to 20-30 MHz.
We had to do it many times for graphic boards.

cheers
Received on Fri May 04 2001 - 10:23:59 BST