On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 07:32:57 -0700, Patrick Lawrence <pjl@patsoffice.com> wrote:
>> the 6809 was designed from the start as a high power replacement for the
>> 6502. that is probably why it was used on starwars.
>
>I somehow suspect that's not the case since the 6502 and 6809 have totally
>different instruction sets and are in now way code compatible... :-)
The 6809 was a high power replacement for the 6800 series (both by Motorola). A
much closer match, instruction wise, than the 6502.
-Zonn
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