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On 5 Nov 2026 19:11:57 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> > I'm partial to the 6502 myself, but it certainly wasn't bad. As with
> > most 8-bitters, it wasn't very orthogonal, but it had a surprisingly
> > roomy register file; the ability to quick-switch to an alternate
> > set for fast interrupt response was particularly nice.  
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzuMJLZRdU
> 
> Somewhere along the line I acquired De Jong's 'Programming &
> Interfacing the 6502 with Experiments' although I never worked with
> the processor. Too many irons on the fire or I'd play along with
> Eater's videos.

Yeah, I've heard his name tossed around a lot in recent years. Reminds
me, I need to get back to putting together the 65C02 board for RC2014
that I picked up a while ago...