Re: A83: Could we get back to the subject?
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Re: A83: Could we get back to the subject?
In a message dated 07/03/00 14:51:26 GMT Standard Time,
HOPPEAL@fs1.usa.k12.mi.us writes:
<< My thoughts were this: The 6502 has only three registers, while
the Z80 has seven. Also, the one for C64 (The 6510) is only 1 mHz
while the Z80 in calcs are 6.
In his own way, Mick Foley is a God. >>
Yes, but a 6502 has fast access to zero page, and much better
facilities for accessing memory. The Z80 is clocked at 6Mhz, but
the simplest instruction takes 4 clocks and many take many more,
whereas the most complex 6502 instructions are (I think) 8 cycles.
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