From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!sdcvax!bmcg!edwards Newsgroups: net.micro Title: Re: Sterile 6502, or Where is the 65000? Article-I.D.: bmcg.228 Posted: Tue Feb 22 12:07:16 1983 Received: Thu Feb 24 19:42:22 1983 References: ihnss.1451 I share the feelings of disappointment that there was never a 16-bit 6502 descendant. The 6502 programming manual I have shows the "planned" extensions to the hardware to 16 bits, and MOSTEK did at one time plan to build a 6516 along those lines. My understanding is that it would have been very similar to the 6502 in instruction set, but with 16-bit architecture. My recollection of second-hand information and rumors is that they actually got started on the project but gave it up at some point. I don't recall the reasons. Dave Edwards ...!sdcvax!bmcg!edwards