> If I were teaching computer architecture, I would use an ARM chip in a Raspberry Pi. If I were, my students' first CPU would be something like a 6502 -- quit

> If I were teaching computer architecture, I would use an ARM chip in a Raspberry Pi. If I were, my students' first CPU would be something like a 6502 -- quite possibly God's perfect CPU architecture. Then move on to something more complicated, RISCy, and 32-bit.