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
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