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Virtualizing the 6502 on a 6502 with 6o6

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Re: Virtualizing the 6502 on a 6502 with 6o6

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There is no need to do weird math, as we know the actual numbers. 6502 has 3510 transistors. SERV at CMOS occupies 2.1kGE. SERV is smaller than 6502.

Gate Elements are multiple transistors. And that count doesn't include SERV's register file.

So you're saying they'd end up in the same ballpark?

In that case, I'd rather have RISC-V's programming model.

Re: Virtualizing the 6502 on a 6502 with 6o6

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post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gate Elements are multiple transistors. And that count doesn't include SERV's register file.

So you're saying they'd end up in the same ballpark? In that case, I'd rather have RISC-V's programming model.

More like about half the size. And probably running at about 10x the IPC of SERV.
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