Hi, I’m still a newb at circuitry, but I am very good at writing stories. I was thinking of writing a book based on the MOS 6502 and it’s clone the W65C02S, mainly the clone as people need to use one readily available. But the book would be about how to make a computer, and everyone on the forum would have a say in how it will come out. The book would also include a link to the forum and to the 6502.org page! I know there is other books and webpages for this, I want to give back to the community and all the proceeds will be donated to the forum! I would just like to here what you guys think of this idea, I will combine all the forums knowledge and add a faq at the end!
Thank you!

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I and my Daisy Bell

I think this is an excellent idea. I'm nowhere near the level of the guys on here but if you ever need information from vintage computers, I'm your guy.

I have many computers based on the 6502 that I could provide pictures, information, run demos, etc.
Many of my machines are "near mint" too so they photograph well.

Keep us posted!

BTW, I'm not sure I would call the 65C02 a "clone". To me, clone sounds like a cheap knock-off. The 65C02 is produced by WDC and they actually own the rights to it. Plus, IIRC, one of the founders was the same guy that helped design the 6502. So it's absolutely official.

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All righty then! I'll get started but first I would like a foreword by Mike Naberezny, who owns this website, and i would like a quick quote from people who would like to be a part! Ill ask GARTHWILSON if we can use some of his work in the book, and pm me if you have any stuff to contribute, Because i want to make this book for people who want a Career in STEM and newcomers to advance circuitry!


Thanks cbmeeks, Ill certainly take up your offer!

Please feel free to give me suggestion, in the replies!!!

Thanks!

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Well, I guess it really depends on the theme of the book. Is it more history related? Hardware design? Etc.

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It’s to actually to help (the reader) make a w65c02s computer! And I would like people’s examples of their computers. And cbmeeks I would like you to send in pictures (when you can) of the parts and some old computers so we can explain the pieces you may need, and to give a brief history of the 6502! Like I said earlier, I know there is already some books and webpages for this, but it’s really meant for people who know some circuitry and want to get deeper into this!

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Yes, the W65C02S is a huge improvement over the original NMOS 6502. There are many differences, in several categories, and I list them at http://wilsonminesco.com/NMOS-CMOSdif/ .

"How to make a 6502 computer" is what the 6502 primer is all about. I wrote it to answer questions and misconceptions that kept coming up on this forum. Although I published it seven years ago (after I let much of it collect dust for nearly ten years prior), I do frequently make improvements to it, which is why I would prefer that you link to it rather than just lift a lot of material out, so the reader will get the benefit of the latest edits.

No member here will have expertise (or even interest) in all areas of small-computer design and construction. One of my own weaknesses here is video, just because my own uses of the small computers have had little need for it. Rather than one person trying to integrate all areas in one book, a very worthy project might be to make some kind of index of forum topics, organized better than just how the forum software shows then chronologically according to date of last post, and easier to use than a phpBB forum search. (There are many times that the search feature doesn't help me much because it will kick out words that it deems too common but are not common at all in other contexts, or it will kick out words that it deems too short even when they're extremely important.)

Over the years, I've seen newcomers with great enthusiasm wanting to share their newfound "knowledge" with the world, to benefit others, and yet they get certain things wrong—sometimes even rather basic things—and then others find their web pages and are misled.

Although the original 6502 came out over 40 years ago, technology continues to improve what can be done with the 65xx processors (for example with programmable logic, more-versatile support parts, better PCB capabilities at lower prices, etc.), software methods continue to improve, unexpected new ideas come out, etc.; so I'm not sure that trying to collect it and put it in a book is best, as if it were all settled and this is the final word. It still continues to develop.

There is also:

• the 6502.org wiki which very few people have been taking advantage of or contributing to
• the non-forum part of this website with a wealth of subsections like "Homebuilt Projects on the Web," "Hardware Mini-Projects," and "Books for the 6502 Fanatic"
• my own links page with 500 links. I purposely leave out links to pages I think are misleading; and since I have not been interested in games, you won't find much there about games either. Much of what is there is about 65xx history, software, and cool things you might not expect. And of course my 88 articles have many hyperlinks also to additional helps, which is something that works much better on a web page than in a paper book.

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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?