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Article #5707Re: RCA MicroSystem CDP 1802 uP
From: Chuck_M_Grandgent
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 1990 03:15
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 1990 03:15
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Do you realize the vintage of the CDP 1802 ?
I was doing 1802 stuff back in 1978 or 1979.
Also, the recent Jupiter lander from Voyager was 1802-based !
If you really can't find documentation for this chip, please
EMail me, I have original RCA manuals I would be willing to make
copies of.
BTW - I liked this chip.
Compared to 6502 which had only 3 eight-bit registers,
1802 had real 16-bit registers,
and you could change the PC to one of 16 PC values
with a one-byte instruction.
It was ahead of its time, but bad RCA-marketing crippled it.
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Chuck Grandgent, K1OM
PictureTel Corporation,
Peabody, MA
- K1OM@cup.portal.com
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