Re: New CBM-II discoveries

From: smf <smf_at_null.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 18:10:42 +0100
Message-ID: <06f5fb9d-6ec0-83a4-c0a0-b5bbdb5dd611@null.net>
On 05/07/2018 11:34, Michał Pleban wrote:
> You have a valid point, but considering how unlikely is it
> that someone would write another IPC protocol for the board, we decided
> that using another chip had less downsides.

You gave up the fun of creating a 6523, made it harder to write new 
software, it's an extra intel chip in a commodore machine and you've set 
a precedent:

"Can you not replace these with the D8255 chip like was done on the 8088 card?"

What were the downsides to recreating a 6523?
Received on 2018-07-06 20:01:52

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