Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:05:16 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> To: ticso@cicely.de Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/ic via6522reg.h Message-ID: <20051203060516.GM32006@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20051202234929.GI44012@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <200512022236.jB2MaEI8090052@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051202233249.GA1299@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20051202234929.GI44012@cicely12.cicely.de>
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On Sat, 2005-Dec-03 00:49:30 +0100, Bernd Walter wrote: >Mmmm - very interesting stuff - I used the 6522 as well as the 6821 >on many self build 6502 and 68k based systems. ... >But honestly - I wasn't aware that a modern computer system still uses >them. You means things like nec765, i8237, NS8250, i8259, MC146818? One of my work colleagues was surprised to discover that his brand new computer still uses peripheral chips (embedded in ASICs) that were designed before he was born... Isn't backward compatibility a wonderful thing :-) At least back then the IC vendors would publish programming details... -- Peter Jeremy
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