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by repstosw
Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:40 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Some questions about the 6502
Replies: 5
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Ok, I think I understand now!
by repstosw
Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:17 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Some questions about the 6502
Replies: 5
Views: 3241

1. Oh, sorry... Well, the NES (6502) memory has the range from $0000 to $08ff mirrored three times, up to $1fff. And at $2000 there is an 8-byte range that is mirrored every 8 bytes up to $4000. I don't understand why you would want to place the same data in several places in the memory! There must ...
by repstosw
Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:15 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Some questions about the 6502
Replies: 5
Views: 3241

Some questions about the 6502

Hey!
I've started looking at the NES a little for a school project (computer architecture). There are two things that I havn't been able to get an answer too on the web:
1. What is the purpose of memory mirroring?
2. Why is there a lpc and an hpc?

Thankful for any help!!
/Magnus