2026-10-23T05:42:45Z https://nostr.now Stewart Russell https://nostr.now/npub1zl3qmexn25xcsxt8tdrjzr9d000dhlcqxxlr4usjseg57vd4308sqhe9xk https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/402/004/703/523/410/original/fa6a292187594338.jpg https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/402/004/703/523/410/original/fa6a292187594338.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9vt7z0ul2rl7jjahpjlr04ekqkm5se8csr28ae4r2p4n0972p4szyqt7yr0y6d2smzqevad5wggv44aaakllqqcmuwhjz2r9zne3kk9u7kyu3ss In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ec7tyk2jrfvss6hy65tawjj6u0hnl4x0anfs9l4qx2u3yplekqgs0hl3d'>nevent1q…hl3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>didn&#39;t ask.<br/><br/>Also, that post ignores what the C64 chipset does to the CPU timing. Yes, a 2 MHz 6502 is roughly the same processing power as a 4 MHz Z80: but the 6502 needed much faster RAM to keep up.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve just benchmarked a 5150 against a C64. The PC came out 40% faster. So I&#39;m going to have to award that article a &#34;NO&#34;. Possibly a &#34;not even wrong&#34; 2025-07-10T02:25:18Z