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Re: 6502bench SourceGen disassembler updated [message #388192 is a reply to message #388190] Thu, 31 October 2019 03:24 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Michael J. Mahon is currently offline  Michael J. Mahon
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fadden <thefadden@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 10:17:23 AM UTC-7, awanderin wrote:
>>> fcaa: e9 01 WAIT3 sbc #$01 ;1.0204 usec
> [...]
>>> If we consult Apple II Monitors Peeled page 85, it says the formula is:
>>>
>>> 2.5A**2 + 13.5A + 13 machine cycles of 1.023 microseconds
>
>> The CPU has 64 clock periods of 14 * (1 / 14.318181 MHz) or 0.978µs and
>> one stretched period of 16 * (1 / 14.318181 MHz) or 1.117µs, which gives
>> an average clock period of 0.980µs. That works out to an average clock
>> speed of 1.0205 MHz.
>
> Ah, that explains the number in the comment. Doesn't explain why
> apparently nobody at Apple understood the relationship between MHz and microseconds. :-)
>

That comment has always annoyed me, too. I’ve seen the error quoted
numerous times. It must have mystified or misled countless people.

It’s an example of why design reviews should include comments. ;-)

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-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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