I have been working on some breadboarding projects. Suffice it to say, I've spent the last 5 years
learning programming and software. I'm at the point to where I want to explore circuitry.

I have some books and an Atmel 13a 8 bit cpu. Since its memory is flash, it will be easy to work with.

But, I love the 6502 for obvious reasons.

Does anyone have any simple circuit diagrams for beginner projects? I guess I will have to use an EPROM to program the chip?

It's hard because the 6502 is so old, there aren't current guides available. Do I need to shop for
a 1970s / 80s book or something?

Thanks guys

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6502 Primer: Build Your Own 6502 Computer
http://wilsonminesco.com/6502primer/index.html

The URL above is the index page to the set of web pages covering the whole range of building aspects and a little beginning programming. The last page, circuit potpourri starts with a whole-computer schematic for a very basic 6502 computer similar to this one I designed for a product in 1993 which we sold for about 14 years for a high-end intercom for private aircraft:


(The ROM is on the back.) You will need a programmer of some sort, but it's easier to make one for EEPROM than for EPROM if you don't want to buy one. My first one was home-made.

Although the 6502 is so old (as you put it), it is probably better supported than any other processor available today, and is still being made-- in huge volumes (hundreds of millions of units per year, although they're rather invisible, being at the heart of custom control ICs and not in desktop computers).

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http://WilsonMinesCo.com/ lots of 6502 resources
The "second front page" is http://wilsonminesco.com/links.html .
What's an additional VIA among friends, anyhow?

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