[Coco] Need to Port NitrOS-9 6x09 L2 to N8VEM's New 6x0x Board

Nick Marentes nickma at optusnet.com.au
Mon Nov 25 13:35:47 EST 2013


> > N8VEM is well underway with a New 6x0x Board Project that is currently in
> > the Schematic Design and PCB Layout stage.  It is being designed to
> support
> > the MC68B09P 8-Bit Microprocessor as well as the MC68B02P and the 2MHZ
> > G65SC02P processors on a single PCB with an ATX style footprint and power


Why not design it for a 6309? We've seen that the 6309 can still be found
via Ebay and a 6309 can provide better performance than a 6809 (fewer cycles
per instruction when in 6309 mode).

It can probably be overclocked easier than a 6809 (3Mhz/4Mhz?)

Nick




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