OT? What 8bit Microprocessors still available new?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Feb 19 16:30:07 2004

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > > Not many. You may find that only the high-volume distributors have
> > > any of the 6502, Z80 or 6809 generation -- and you'd have to buy
> > > in *huge* numbers. But having said that, many CPUs are simply not
> > > made any more. So, you'd have to go to a specialist in obsolete
> > > semiconductors.
> >
> > Or just sacrifice an old Apple //e (common as dirt) or C64 (common as
> > lint) and use the chips inside.
>
> A C64 might not be as optimal, though, because it has a 6510, not a 6502
> (unless you really do want the on-chip I/O port). For common-as-lint

An on-chip I/O port would be fun.

> Commodores, if you really must, gutting a *sniffle* VIC-20 may be a better
> choice.

I don't like to advocate the eviscerating of old computers, but as long as
the parts are being used to build new computers then it's acceptable.

> (Sellam, I haven't forgotten about that disk, honest.)

I know :)

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