[plug] 6502 WAS: Netmeeting

[Mike Holland]

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Brad Campbell wrote:

> >    And finally, let me add that there was nothing _good_ about programming
> > 6502 assembler ;)   ( e.g. 8 bit stack pointer IIRC)
> 
> Yeah, but when did you use more than 256 levels of stack when writing
> in assembler ?

Well brad, its been a while, but even in assembler I expect you might want
to write re-entrant subroutines. With a 6502 that means a
software-implemented stack.
 
> In fact, I know of a couple of very prominent products that STILL use
> the 6502, not variants of, but THE 6502..

Tell us please! The genuine 40-pin no-extras chip?


Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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