Comment Re:Not Amiga, C64! (Score 1) 119
A lot of embedded designs are based on the 6502. That does not make them Commodore 64's. The Apple II is based on the 6502. In fact, the 6502 has been rendered in a hardware description language so that you can embed a 6502 processor right into an FPGA if you like. The reason that this is possible (so that an engineer can just specify to plug in the Intellectual Property code for the 6502, in effect embedding one into a big custom chip) is that the 6502 is such a simple processor to implement in this fashion.
Calling this a Commodore 64 and claiming that this means the Space Shuttle has a C-64 in it is like saying that because there's a crankshaft in your lawn mower and also in a Porche engine, that your lawn mower runs on a Porche engine.
Calling this a Commodore 64 and claiming that this means the Space Shuttle has a C-64 in it is like saying that because there's a crankshaft in your lawn mower and also in a Porche engine, that your lawn mower runs on a Porche engine.
