Subject: Re: [stella] How about 6800? From: Chris Wilkson <ecwilkso@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:33:44 -0400 (EDT) |
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Piero Cavina wrote: > I'm not a microprocessor expert, but I think that the 6809 is a monster of > a 8 bit processor. It was still in use in Willams/Bally pinball machines in > the mid '90s. > I think it was processor used in the Dragon 32/64 home computers. And the TRS-80 Color Computer, which the Dragons were copies of. Dear god, yes...it *is* a monster. If you want a screamin demon of an 8-bit computer, get a Coco 3 running NitrOS-09. Fully multitasking OS, optimized for speed. Damn, that is a sweet setup. I remember reading once that a Coco3 with a 256KB memory upgrade and NitOS-09 would out perform a 20MHz PC (286 I believe) in most things. Heh...the Coco only ran at 1.79MHz. IIRC, it also had a serial port that could run up to 115.2KBaud. I'm not sure if anyone tried to use it as a modem at that speed...nobody else could connect that fast. They sure don't build em like that anymore! :P And if you really want a monster, then put a Hitachi 6309 in the above setup. The 6309 has a super special secret mode that makes it a 16-bit proc with 32-bit internals. I'm pretty sure there's a version of NitrOS-09 specially written for a 6309 modded Coco3. Mmmmmmmmm..... The 6809 is also used in the Vectrex. And the Star Wars arcade game. I have a cockpit model on the way!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!! -Chris - Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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