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by jazz
Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: My 6502 SBC
Replies: 24
Views: 8685

Re: My 6502 SBC

You know - I wish everyone would throw those rediculous rapberry Pi's in the bin where they belong and go back
to building acorn atoms or BBC's or whatever. at least they'd be learning something that way.
How that scam ever came to fool the charity commission beats me.
by jazz
Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:01 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Fake chips from China
Replies: 14
Views: 5944

Re: Fake chips from China

Those of you who have been around long enough may remember the issue of fake UARTS
They worked just fine - some of the time but the manufacturing costs were cut by only
including half the required buffer (if I remember correctly) These fake chinese chips
caused all manner of problems because they ...
by jazz
Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:54 am
Forum: Forth
Topic: What is Forth?
Replies: 148
Views: 187237

Re: What is Forth?

I must be honest - I find most such claims to be questionable.
Especially when I see the manufacturers claiming 9001 standard development.
(as the first one listed does)
This suggests a documentary tool-chain I've never seen in any forth system.
In fact I was just reading some old usenet posts where ...
by jazz
Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: Programmable Logic
Topic: CHOCHI - an inexpensive FPGA board with 128K SRAM
Replies: 103
Views: 50525

Re: CHOCHI - an inexpensive FPGA board with 128K SRAM

is this still active/available?
I got a bounce from enso's email address on his web page.
by jazz
Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: A modern 6502 processor
Replies: 28
Views: 6312

Re: A modern 6502 processor

Some interesting comments and food for thought.
Thanks

If anyone has more it's welcome.
by jazz
Tue Apr 11, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: A modern 6502 processor
Replies: 28
Views: 6312

Re: A modern 6502 processor

Whatever the reason is that this forum exists?
You don't generate this sort of enthusiasm without doing something right - but what is it?
by jazz
Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: A modern 6502 processor
Replies: 28
Views: 6312

A modern 6502 processor

The 6502 is an odd chip - everyone seems to love it. Clearly that has to be for good reasons.
(Sorry granny I know you know how to suck eggs....)

I was wondering what a modern chip built with the 6502 philosophy and "feeling"
would look like today.

Would it have 32bit data bus and registers, would ...