Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: why wait for wdc or asic? 32-bit 6502's already exist!!! Message-ID: Date: 6 May 90 19:36:14 GMT References: <9005061648.AA00952@apple.com> Organization: Computing Systems, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 38 In-Reply-To: <9005061648.AA00952@apple.com> > Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 6-May-90 why wait for wdc or > asic? 3.. mark orr@LSUVM.BITNET (3050) > the chip that i'm referring to is the arm - acorn risc machine. > it is a risc chip with an instruction set deliberately designed > around the 6502 - actually the instruction set is a superset of > the 6502. it was designed for the archimedes a310 computer in > england, which was previewed in the october 1987 issue of byte. various spoo about how this thing outperforms a Compaq '386 and a Mac SE with a Hypercharger (accelerator?).... and a price of about $1600 loaded and there is a souped up model made for businesses..... > Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 6-May-90 why wait for wdc or > asic? 3.. mark orr@LSUVM.BITNET (3050) > AND AS FOR THE ARM - "IT'S DESIGN DELIBERATELY RESEMBLES A > 6502 BROUGHT UP TO DATE WITH SHORT, FAST INSTRUCTIONS AND A > SUPERFAST INTERRUPT RESPONSE TIME" THE ARM CAN ALSO ADDRESS 64 > MEGABYTES OF RAM. Yow! Is this thing still produced? Can anyone get a look at the thing? Any specs about registers, clock speeds, data busses, that kind of thing??? Would 65816 binaries completely bomb with this thing? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --