whats the point.. it's not the WHOLE picture ? I mean with the c64 there is the VIC / SID etc. atari , POKEY , ANTIC etc . do the whole lot.
so sure emulate a 6502 , but that isn't the whole sherbang
I do remember seeing something which shows what's going on in c64 memory as a games played e.g. $400-800 is screen memory, *BUT* you could also modify it in real time.
It *is* the whole picture. The Visual 6502 project is about the 6502, not about the C64, VIC-20 or any other microcomputer. They are focusing on the 6502 CPU.
If anything its a starting point. I find your opinion very narrow minded.
Its a great demonstration of how a processor works. Its not trying to be make a chip you know? OK you may say why not visualise a simpler processor first, especially for learners. However, I see this as a starting point, a useful proof of concept. the code of which may be reused to visualise other processors. including our beloved Z80.
Its a great way to map the component parts learnt about at college/uni onto an actual real world chip; something to move on to after the simplified hypothetical model tutors present. One thing, tutors don't/can't practically do when they present their simplified notional processor models, it show how this would actually be packaged and wired.
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so sure emulate a 6502 , but that isn't the whole sherbang
I do remember seeing something which shows what's going on in c64 memory as a games played e.g. $400-800 is screen memory, *BUT* you could also modify it in real time.
It *is* the whole picture. The Visual 6502 project is about the 6502, not about the C64, VIC-20 or any other microcomputer. They are focusing on the 6502 CPU.
That's not relevant, though, to what they are doing. They just want to make a visual simulation of a CPU, not an entire microcomputer.
If anything its a starting point. I find your opinion very narrow minded.
Its a great demonstration of how a processor works. Its not trying to be make a chip you know? OK you may say why not visualise a simpler processor first, especially for learners. However, I see this as a starting point, a useful proof of concept. the code of which may be reused to visualise other processors. including our beloved Z80.
Its a great way to map the component parts learnt about at college/uni onto an actual real world chip; something to move on to after the simplified hypothetical model tutors present. One thing, tutors don't/can't practically do when they present their simplified notional processor models, it show how this would actually be packaged and wired.