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From: jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What is this chip?
Message-ID: <985@starfish.Convergent.COM>
Date: 30 Mar 89 23:05:27 GMT
References: <41021@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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From article <41021@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, by calhoun@cis.ohio-state.edu (robert r calhoun):
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> 	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.
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Excuse me, but why is this in the ibm pc heading?  To my knowledge, 65x02
has never been used in an ibm pc ...



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