On Friday 14 October 2016, 12:45:42 Jim Brain <brain@jbrain.com> wrote: > On 10/14/2016 10:12 AM, Michał Pleban wrote: > > Hello! > > > > Francesco Messineo wrote: > >> isn't the 8520 a 6526A (or B?) but made with a different process? I > >> could use the 8520 in place of the 6526 with no problems once. > > > > No. The 8520 has a different TOD timer, if you use it in the C64 the > > programs which rely on it will not work (or will display incorrect > > time). Also the TI$ variable in BASIC relies in the TOD in one of the > > CIAs so it will not work too. > > > > Regards, > > Michau. > > > > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list > > I don't think TI relies on TOD. I thought it counted off the 60 hz IRQ > timer, but no TOD. correct, the TOD is not used by BASIC or Kernal -- http://www.hitmen-console.org http://magicdisk.untergrund.net http://www.pokefinder.org http://ar.pokefinder.org Diese heutige Jugend ist von Grund auf verdorben, sie ist böse, gottlos und faul. Sie wird nie wieder so sein wie die Jugend vorher, und es wird ihr niemals gelingen, unsere Kultur zu erhalten. <Babylonische Tontafel, um 3000 v.Chr.> Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2016-10-14 18:01:15
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