MEGA65

b/Consoles publicado por u/Ivoah January 29, 2016, 08:44:35 PM

MEGA65

Quote from: MEGA65MEGA65 is an open-source new and open C65-like computer.
Hardware designs and software are open-source (LGPL).

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u/Dream of Omnimaga January 29, 2016, 09:29:29 PM

I had no idea that the Commodore 65 was a thing. I thought the C64 successor was the Amiga or something. This seems cool, by the way. I wonder if this would allow me to get a C64-compatible machine for cheaper...

u/kegwaan January 29, 2016, 09:47:26 PM

I had no idea a C65 existed either... Wasn't it named the Commodore 64 because it was a 64 bit computer? So would a C65 be a 65 bit computer?

u/novenary January 29, 2016, 09:54:26 PM

C64 was 8 bit.

That looks awesome, nice find.

u/Ivoah January 29, 2016, 10:03:50 PM

Quote from: kegwaan on January 29, 2016, 09:47:26 PM
I had no idea a C65 existed either... Wasn't it named the Commodore 64 because it was a 64 bit computer? So would a C65 be a 65 bit computer?

Looks like it was a prototype meant to be the successor to the C64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_65

u/Dream of Omnimaga January 29, 2016, 10:26:59 PM

Ah right, I missed the sidebar on Wikipedia for some reasons, so I thought it was a released computer.

u/Yuki January 29, 2016, 11:09:17 PM

Well, that looks pretty cool.

u/deft January 30, 2016, 06:37:02 PM

Quote from: Streetwalrus on January 29, 2016, 09:54:26 PM
C64 was 8 bit.

That looks awesome, nice find.

Thank you, I am part of the development team of the MEGA65 and we are indeed happy with what we achieved so far; nevertheless there is A LOT of work ahead of us to deliver a finished product and a turn-key-ready super-8-bit machine that is 99,99% compatible to both the c64 AND the C65. We are always looking for motivated coders on 8-bits (6502/6510/4502/4510), C++ and of course VHDL. Please message me if you are interested in participating.

cheers
Deft

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More infos at MEGA's page http://mega.ms. There also is a little forum: http://mega65.net

(Edit by Streetwalrus: merged double post)

Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 06:42:31 PM by Streetwalrus

u/pimathbrainiac January 30, 2016, 09:21:55 PM

@deft if I may make a comment on the design, I like the idea of it being around 50x faster than the C64, but I don't think there will be enough RAM for that at 288kb (about 4x the C64 and 2x the C65) to actually achieve that. I would think you'd need around 1-2 MB at least, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

u/novenary January 30, 2016, 09:22:56 PM

I think I read on the site that there is an extra 128 or 256MB DDR2 for advanced applications.

u/Dream of Omnimaga January 31, 2016, 06:20:31 AM

Heya deft and welcome to CodeWalrus. I hope you enjoy your stay

u/Yuki January 31, 2016, 06:32:00 AM

Nice to see you here, keep up the good work ^_^

u/garvalf February 18, 2016, 10:59:16 PM

There are very few of those C65 prototypes. The last ones which were sold on ebay reached above 20 000 €.
The mega65 is a cool project. Since the SID chip is almost impossible to emulate or recreate perfectly, couldn't it be possible to use some real ones in this project?