Name your favorite 8-bit CPU
For me it's gotta be the 6502. It's often cited as a "Proto-RISC" though I disagree with that label. It also powers the NES, C64 and many other systems.
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12-02-2021, 01:19 AM |
RE: Name your favorite 8-bit CPU
6502 is good stuff - dead simple to understand, but not so bare-bones as to be painful to use.
RCA 1802 is kind of insane, but you have to respect something that was versatile enough to end up in both ultra-low-cost kit microcomputers and NASA space probes.
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