6502 CPU schematics
Roy J. Tellason
rtellason at verizon.net
Sat Mar 8 03:00:01 CST 2008
On Friday 07 March 2008 15:29, Philip Belben wrote:
> Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> > I have a bunch of 65xx parts on hand, if anybody is looking for some...
>
> Well, I'm short of a 6520 PIA! Have you any of those left? If so,
> please contact me off list.
>
> When I was 13 (1980. Ouch!) I was given a PET for my birthday. A few
> years later I blew up an output buffer in one of the 6520s trying to use
> the Cassette 2 motor output as a controlled power supply. We connected
> one of those two-tone doobells that uses the back emf from the "ding"
> solenoid when you open the switch to sound the "dong". Said back emf
> killed the output buffer on that pin of the 6520. It managed to do so
> without any noticeable damage to the intervening circuitry, too!
>
> I have other PETs, but (a) I want to preserve my "original" one and (b)
> it goes against the grain to scavenge chips from another working system.
> My PET is useable, but I have to swap the 6520s around depending on
> what I/O function I need...
Them I don't seem to show in my list, though I have lots of 6522 and 6526.
Maybe I'll do some digging and see if I can't find one someplace, but so far
it's not looking good...
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