Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!mintaka!ogicse!plains!wilken
From: wilken@plains.UUCP (Scott Wilken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Nintendo
Message-ID: <3392@plains.UUCP>
Date: 11 Feb 90 17:17:48 GMT
References: <9002102304.AA17974@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Reply-To: wilken@plains.UUCP (Scott Wilken)
Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo
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In article <9002102304.AA17974@en.ecn.purdue.edu> ditz@EN.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Michael R Ditz) writes:
>
>I think the current Nintendo uses a 6502 (or 65C02).  A new Nintendo will
>be comming out soon.  I think it is allready out in Japan.  This one might
>use the 65816.  The Saga Genesis might use the 65816 now.  Also, the one
>from NEC uses a 68000.  (I believe?)
>
>Mike.

I kinda doubt it because they advertise NEC's machine as "Turbo Grafix 16",
because of the 16 bit CPU.  The 68000 is a 32 bit CPU.

Scott
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