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Subject: Re: custom 6502
Message-ID: <1514@aramis.rutgers.edu>
Date: Sat, 12-Sep-87 21:55:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: aramis.1514
Posted: Sat Sep 12 21:55:38 1987
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Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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Keywords: 6502 65C02 processing speeds

In article <2578@eecae.UUCP> conklin@eecae.UUCP (Terry Conklin) writes:

> A couple people have found out (somehow?!) already and since
> this question was brought up I might as well mention that I
> have already been working on the 200% Turbo XL.

> Mathematically computed benchmarks of the Turbo XL show it runs
> quite favorably with the IBM PC, Mac, and (suprise!) ST. This
> was borne out to some extent with the release of the turbo-
> upgrade for the C64.

> Please dont ask major techincal details, since I'd like to
> make a little money from the efforts on this. By no means do
> we intend on letting this mod cost more than $50. If it 
> gets
> that way, then it gets to be PD.

I still can't believe I'm reading this.  You mean to say I'll soon be able to
purchase an upgrade that will double the speed of my 800XL?  Hot
diggedy!

Only a few general questions:  When?  Where?  Major caveats of the
increased clock speed?  (That is, will all software run?)  Will there
be a hard or software switch to bring the speed down to normal if
desired?

If this proposal becomes a reality, you will indeed "make a little
money" from the efforts.

 -- Mark K.
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