MOS 6502 family

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:architecture 8-bit
gptkbp:fabrication_technology NMOS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MOS 6502 family
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ricoh_2A03
gptkb:Western_Design_Center_65xx_family
gptkbp:instructionSet gptkb:6502_instruction_set
gptkbp:introduced 1975
gptkbp:length 8-bit
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:MOS_Technology
gptkbp:memoryBusWidth 16-bit
8-bit
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:MOS_6510
gptkb:WDC_65C02
gptkb:Ricoh_2A03
gptkb:MOS_6507
gptkb:WDC_65C816
gptkb:MOS_6502
gptkbp:notableFeature low cost
simple design
zero page addressing
fast instruction execution
used in arcade machines
used in educational computers
used in embedded systems
undocumented opcodes
widely used in home computers
limited interrupt support
no hardware stack pointer beyond 8 bits
no multiply or divide instructions
small instruction set
used in Acorn Electron
used in Apple III
used in Atari 8-bit family
used in BBC Micro
used in Commodore PET
used in Oric computers
used in Tamagotchi
used in VIC-20
widely used in video game consoles
used in Super Nintendo Entertainment System (via 65C816)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:WDC_65C816
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Apple_II
gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:Atari_2600
gptkb:Nintendo_Entertainment_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MOS_Technology_6510
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6