The MOnSter 6502: transistor-scale replica of classic MOS 6502 microprocessor
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HN comment orderI can't get enough of that project, it's brilliant in picking the one target that is still feasible and yet so complex that it illustrates the magic that makes an integrated circuit useful: the only reason you are using a CPU is because it is integrated. A non-integrated CPU would be prohibitively expensive and terribly slow, even with today's surface mounted devices.
Fantastic project and highly educational. Also one of my favorite projects from recent Maker Faires. Some other CPU projects I really liked were the wire-wrapped and breadboard TTL CPU implementations. As an aside, I like the simplicity of NMOS design even if it dissipates static power. And another: it's always 6502 day on HN apparently; averaging about 1 post per day for the past week at least. Probably not a coincidence, since the 6502 is easy to understand from silicon…
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- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 628
- Total comments
- 198
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-12 | The MOnSter 6502: transistor-scale replica of classic MOS 6502 microprocessorFirst breakout · Best thread | ingve | 267 | 81 |
| 2021-03-18 | MOnSter 6502 | replyifuagree | 121 | 31 |
| 2022-07-07 | The MOnSter 6502 – A working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS 6502 | voxadam | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-12-03 | Complete working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS6502 microprocessor | adrian_mrd | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-04-03 | MOnSter 6502: a working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS 6502Latest 20+ point return | harporoeder | 234 | 86 |