On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 11:20 PM, <silverdr@wfmh.org.pl> wrote: > >> On 2018-06-13, at 22:56, Francesco Messineo <francesco.messineo@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> probably the best thing would be re-creating a clone of the 6525 in a >>>> MAX7000 (5V series) CPLD. I can help (but I haven't a lot of spare >>>> time) if anyone likes doing that. >>> >>> I am still waiting for someone to reimplement the 6526 replacement, which probably is in higher demand... >> >> well, yes, I could try that indeed. I have the impression though that >> the 6526 isn't among the most scarce ICs. I was thinking just today to >> attempt to design a CPLD adapter to use a 6502 in place of the >> 7501/8501. Having a nice C16 without a working CPU annoys me and the >> 7501/8501 prices are outrageous. > > By the time you finish the 7501, your TED will go belly up and you'll have next nice project on your desk :-) well, I have repaired a few computers from the 264 family, I've never found a faulty TED, but I know they tend to die too. The CPUs die more often. My C16's TED is still working fine (I can test it whenever I get a suitable cousin to be repaired). It seems to me the 7501 isn't difficult to design around a 6502, if it only was more "documented". FReceived on 2018-06-14 00:02:11
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