[stella] 6507 vs. 6502

Subject: [stella] 6507 vs. 6502
From: jimn8@xxxxxxxxxx (Jim Nitchals)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 06:37:13 -0700 (PDT)
Greg miller writes about the jmp (indirect) instruction:
> 
> Small note: I'm not sure about the 6507, but the 6502 and many of its variants
> won't work properly, if a pointer in the table crosses a 256-byte page
> boundary. Make sure your tables are either word-aligned or don't cross pages,
> unless someone (Jim?) knows for sure whether the 6507 has this bug.

The 6507 is *exactly* the same chip as the 6502 except it's put into a
package with fewer pins to save a few cents on plastic and circuit board
real estate.  It has the same bugs and undocumented instructions  ;)



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