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Why don’t these retro remake computers use actual 8 bit CPUs? 8bit CPUs are still available aren’t they? I don’t get it. If it doesn’t have an 8bit cpu then h

Why don’t these retro remake computers use actual 8 bit CPUs? 8bit CPUs are still available aren’t they? I don’t get it. If it doesn’t have an 8bit cpu then how is it anything else but a modern machine?

rbanffy 8y ago
I think it is - it's a 6502-ish CPU implemented, along with the rest of the logic, on an FPGA. It's just that it can run 40x faster than the actual CPUs.
- mega65 8y ago
  Confirming the MEGA65's CPU is indeed 8-bit. We have gone to considerable effort to avoid having ANY non-8-bit CPU.