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ARM is nice and simple, and relatively modern. Even simpler, the 6502. After writing tens of thousands of lines of 6502 assembly, the ARM feels like writing in
by kabdib 11y ago
ARM is nice and simple, and relatively modern.
Even simpler, the 6502. After writing tens of thousands of lines of 6502 assembly, the ARM feels like writing in a high level language. But people got real work done with it.
[The Macs were 68000s, not 6800s. Typo, I assume]
- HillRat 11y agoAn effect of browsing HN on a phone at 6AM while packing for a trip, I'm afraid. Using the 6502 (though I know nothing operational about either processor) is a great idea; I'm sure there are some good systems programming texts kicking around from those days that target that family, and would make a nice introduction to development on a simple 8-bit design. Are the 6502s still used in microcontroller applications?
- kabdib 11y agoI doubt that 6502s are still actively used. There are many better microprocessors available today (the last one I used was under twenty cents in quantity, with a clock rate 10X that of the 6502s back-when).