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From: cs3b3aj@maccs.McMaster.CA (Stephen M. Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: What is this chip?
Summary: you might as well give up all hope of a faster 64
Keywords: Minor flame, info
Message-ID: <2285@maccs.McMaster.CA>
Date: 30 Mar 89 21:49:56 GMT
References: <41021@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: cs3b3aj@maccs.UUCP (Stephen M. Dunn)
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In article <41021@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> calhoun@cis.ohio-state.edu (robert r calhoun) writes:
>
>	Recently a friend of mine wanted me to turn his 6502 computer into
>	a faster machine.(ok, ok, his commodore 64). After some research
>	I found a 65C02 which is a CMOS 4mhz version of the 1mhz 6502.
>	I also saw a 65C802, but no information on it's purpose. I would like
>	to think it is a CMOS 8 mhz, it cost over twice as much as the 65C02, 
>	and this might be a good sign. I appreciate any comments on these
>	chips.    thank you.

Shouldn't this be in comp.sys.cbm?  Actually, I think there was a discussion
of this in that group very recently.  Anyway,  note that the processor in
the 64 is _not_ a 6502 - it's a 6510.  While the two share a common 
instruction set, the 6510 has a small I/O port located at memory
locations 0 and 1 which the 6502 does not have.  Therefore, I wouldn't
think that the 65C02 or 65C802 would work.  Also, you should keep in mind
that faster processors need faster memory (RAM _and_ ROM) and faster
I/O chips.

In summary, I would think it very unlikely that plugging either of those
chips into your friend's 64 will create a working computer.

Regards,

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