Re: MOS 8500 CPU for C64C

From: groepaz_at_gmx.net
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:01:54 +0200
Message-ID: <15008667.JCcGWNJJiE_at_rakete>
Am Mittwoch, 30. August 2023, 15:45:45 CEST schrieb Francesco Messineo:
> FWIW, 8500 vs 6510 can be detected in software by checking how many
> cycles it takes for the unconnected port bits to decay from 1 to 0
> level when the DDR is switched from output to input.
> I made a test ASM for proof of concept years ago. The decay time is
> also temperature dependent, but the 8500 is some (binary) order of
> magnitude slower due to probably much better gate insulation and lower
> die temperature (gate leakage depends on temperature).

No, that doesn't work reliably. There is some sort of correlation, but as
said, its not reliable. The same problem exists with the decay times when
reading SID registers.

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