Neal, I must ask you to clarify whether you mean 65c02 or 6502. Its an important distinction because the 65c02 has an extended instruction set and the JMP ($xxxx) bug fixed. It is my understanding that Jeri is emulating a 6502 using a VHDL core and tacking on the logic necessary to emulate the 6510 on-board I/O register and extended DMA. Thus what we end up with is an emulated 6510 NOT 65c02. It will be important to know this the first time you try to BRA ;-) --- ncoplin@orbeng.com wrote: > my two-cents worth.... > > The enhanced graphics means that there is a lot more > data to shuffle > around... this necessitates faster disk access (ie > JiffyDOS, parallel, > harddisks, etc) and faster memory calcs and > transfers (ie faster CPU). For > the target price of approx US$100 for a Video and > speed enhancer, I'd be > happy to put my hand up, but if it meant having to > buy a SuperCPU to > actually make the enhanced video usable, then the > "package" would be out of > my price range... > > The compromise is perhaps to detect the SCPU and use > it instead of the > on-board 65C02 - but only Jeri can tell us how hard > that is to do. With a > bit of discipline programmers of the new card could > stick to 65C02 op-codes, > something which would work on both for future > program. As for existing > generation software which has gone the 65816 path, > those on smaller budgets > would have to miss out.... > > - Nick > > > PLEASE TAKE NOTE: > > The contents of this email (including any > attachments) may be > privileged and confidential. Any unauthorised use of > the contents > is expressly prohibited. If you have received this > email in error, > please advise us immediately (you can contact us by > telephone > on +61 8 9441 2311 by reverse charge) and then > permanently > delete this email together with any attachments. We > appreciate > your co-operation. > > Whilst Orbital endeavours to take reasonable care to > ensure > that this email and any attachments are free from > viruses or other > defects, Orbital does not represent or warrant that > such is explicitly > the case > > (C) 2000: Orbital Engine Company (Australia) PTY LTD > and its > affiliates > > - > This message was sent through the cbm-hackers > mailing list. > To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi. ===== Get a FREE 6Mb webmail box from go6502! - http://www.geocities.com/profdredd As low as 2.99% Intro APR from NextCard! - http://www.nextcard.com/index6.html?ref=aff0074521 PayPal is the FAST FREE and SECURE way to send money! - https://secure.paypal.x.com/refer/pal=profdredd%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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