Re: The ROR bug - seems it wasn't a bug after all.

From: groepaz_at_gmx.net
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:41:31 +0100
Message-ID: <1781284.VLH7GnMWUR_at_rakete>
Am Montag, 12. Februar 2024, 16:38:02 CET schrieb A. Fachat:
> Am 12.02.24 um 16:34 schrieb Gerrit Heitsch:
> > On 2/12/24 15:27, A. Fachat wrote:
> >> Am 12.02.24 um 11:25 schrieb didier derny:
> >>> Frankly I don't know why it's a bug or not
> >>> The essential is that finally they made a great processor that powered
> >>> our machines...
> >>>
> >>> I am more concerned by the w65c51 and the w65c816 still sold knowing
> >>> that the w65c51 is unusable and the w65c816 crippled by bugs In
> >>> emulation mode
> >>
> >> I know the 6551 has ... problems ...
> >
> > With the 6551 it depends on the version... The NMOS 6551 has a problem
> > with /CTS turning off the transmitter immediately, even if that's in
> > the middle of a byte being sent. It's documented in the data sheet.
> >
> > On the w65C51 the transmitter empty bit doesn't work.
> >
> > I think the old 65C51 did work properly, but was a bit limited with
> > the baud rates.
> >
> > I'd try to hook up a 16550 to a 6502 if I needed a UART for a new design.
>
> The 16550 is my default actually for many years now.

Same here. No idea why people bother with things like Swithlink these days.


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