Historical Commodore site

Fred the Fop · 16 January 2004, 03:56

Look. It has specs, screens and tidbits on All Commodore machines.

http://www.mergetel.com/~blitz/C64/museum.html

jmmijo · 16 January 2004, 06:48

Very nice link Fred, thanks for the retro views

P-J · 17 January 2004, 14:16

Hmm, they say the C64 was powered by a MOS 6510, but surely it was the 6502?

FromWithin · 17 January 2004, 14:37

Quote:

Originally posted by P-J
Hmm, they say the C64 was powered by a MOS 6510, but surely it was the 6502?

Why surely?

It was most certainly the 6510.

Fred the Fop · 17 January 2004, 17:38

Quote:

Originally posted by FromWithin
Why surely?

It was most certainly the 6510.

That's the same chip powering the Atari 8 bit series, no?

jmmijo · 17 January 2004, 19:20

AFAIK it wasn't the same CPU Fred, I do believe the Apple II and the Atari 8-Bit series used non CBM produced 6502's made by a number of vendors like Harris, Rockwell and who knows how many other's

The CPU's used in the CBM 8-bits were actually manufactured by a division of CBM and were more like a super version of the 6502 and then the C128's used the 8510, another suped up version of the older 6502 CPU. The nice thing however is that CBM made these CPU's backward compatible with 6502 ML so code would run properly

FromWithin · 17 January 2004, 19:48

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The 6510 is a microprocessor designed by MOS Technologies, and is a successor to the 6502. The primary changes were the addition of clock pins, which allowed the chip to use external clocks, and the addition of I/O ports which allowed the CPU to handle simple tasks without needing the 6522 VIA.

The 6510 was only widely used in the Commodore 64 home computer. In this machine, the extra pins on the processor were used for switching in and out memory banks, and for controlling the electric motor of the cassette recorder.

jmmijo · 17 January 2004, 19:53

There you go a very detailed summary of the 6510 CPU, thanks FromWithin

SilentBob · 20 January 2004, 20:15

Hm, been by that page a while ago, but back then it wasn't as updated as now.

Hehe, always wanted some info on that Commodore 900 computer. It was the one they were working on before they ditched it in favour of the Amiga. Hm, it looks a bit like an A2000.

Hm, it says the HAM8 mode can display 640,000 colours. Heh, I wish.

Wonder where they get their numbers from...

Overdoc · 21 January 2004, 21:41

A friend of mine who collects homecomputers like mad has got a C900 !
The most funny thing about it is the name of it's operating system:
It's called 'Coherent' !?

jmmijo · 21 January 2004, 22:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Overdoc

It's called 'Coherent' !?

and if the OS crashes it's a case of incoherency

16 January 2004, 03:56	#1
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Historical Commodore site Look. It has specs, screens and tidbits on All Commodore machines. http://www.mergetel.com/~blitz/C64/museum.html

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SilentBob Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 246	Hm, been by that page a while ago, but back then it wasn't as updated as now. Hehe, always wanted some info on that Commodore 900 computer. It was the one they were working on before they ditched it in favour of the Amiga. Hm, it looks a bit like an A2000. Hm, it says the HAM8 mode can display 640,000 colours. Heh, I wish. Wonder where they get their numbers from... Last edited by SilentBob; 20 January 2004 at 20:22.

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jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Very nice link Fred, thanks for the retro views

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17 January 2004, 19:20	#6
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	AFAIK it wasn't the same CPU Fred, I do believe the Apple II and the Atari 8-Bit series used non CBM produced 6502's made by a number of vendors like Harris, Rockwell and who knows how many other's The CPU's used in the CBM 8-bits were actually manufactured by a division of CBM and were more like a super version of the 6502 and then the C128's used the 8510, another suped up version of the older 6502 CPU. The nice thing however is that CBM made these CPU's backward compatible with 6502 ML so code would run properly

17 January 2004, 19:48	#7
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The 6510 is a microprocessor designed by MOS Technologies, and is a successor to the 6502. The primary changes were the addition of clock pins, which allowed the chip to use external clocks, and the addition of I/O ports which allowed the CPU to handle simple tasks without needing the 6522 VIA. The 6510 was only widely used in the Commodore 64 home computer. In this machine, the extra pins on the processor were used for switching in and out memory banks, and for controlling the electric motor of the cassette recorder.

17 January 2004, 19:53	#8
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	There you go a very detailed summary of the 6510 CPU, thanks FromWithin

21 January 2004, 21:41	#10
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	A friend of mine who collects homecomputers like mad has got a C900 ! The most funny thing about it is the name of it's operating system: It's called 'Coherent' !?

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