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The 6809

To me, the 6809 is the ultimate Motorola 8-bit CPU. It has all the features that I want in a classic 8-bit design, and its name begins with a six. What more could anyone want?

6809 Machines

Acorn 6809 CPU board
Dragon 32
Tandy Colour Computer
Vectrex
H&H Tiger (with Z80)

6809 Bibliography

Programming the 6809, by Rodnay Zaks and William Labiak. Sybex, 1982. ISBN: 0-89588-078-4
6809 Assembly Language Programming, by Lance Leventhal. McGraw-Hill, 1981. ISBN: 0-931988-35-7
Assembly Language Subroutines for the 6809, by Lance Leventhal and Sally Cordes. McGraw-Hill, 1985. ISBN: 0-07-707152-2
6809 Machine Code Programming, by David Barrow. Granada Technical Books, 1984. ISBN: 0-246-12532-2
6809 Microcomputer Programmng and Interfacing with Experiments, by Andrew C. Staugaard, Jr. Howard W. Sams, 1981. ISBN: 0-672-21798-8
The 6809 Companion, by Mike James. Bernard Babani, 1982 . ISBN: 0-85934-077-5
Microtechnology: the M6809, by P.J. Thewlis. Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1985. ISBN: 0-632-01315-X

6809 Links

Alan DeKok's 6809 Page
Multi-6809 System by Bradford J. Rodriguez
Sim6809 Also hosts a copy of the Frankenstein Cross Assembler for the 6809, and a data sheet for the 6846 timer chip.
6809.org.uk
6809 Emulation Page Hosts another copy of the Frankenstein Cross Assembler for the 6809, as well as many other useful 6809 software packages.
Dragon Expansion

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