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Re: What microprocessor is more powerful, the Z80 or 6502?

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From: barry...
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:22
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On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 4:18:55 AM UTC-7, Peter Flass wrote:
> [...]
> 
> After a lot of research the 6809 was my pick. It's too bad it didn't catch
> on, and of course in a few years the whole 8-bit thing was moot.
> 
> -- 
> Pete

Moot?  Today there are billions of small devices quietly executing 6502
 machine code, and I am willing to speculate that the Z-80 isn't far off
 that mark.

The 6809 was very sweet.  Its descendants are even sweeter.

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/S12CPUV2.pdf

Mike B.
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