Actually, this started because David wanted to use a 65C816 in the Gen-2 system. That would not be upgradable, since that will be soldered in.DragWx wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:29 pm I think they just want the option of an upgrade path to the 65816 to stay available for those who would be interested in doing so, remembering that the X16 is meant for tinkering, and that includes seeing what can be done when a 65816 (a friend of the 6502, remember) is dropped in.
This would mean the KERNAL and hardware now need to fully support the 816 as an option, since the current system is the "Developer" system, intended to be used to write and test software for the future "Console" Gen-2 system.
I could even see batch 3 just coming with a 65C816 by default, with maybe a $20 upgrade to get a 65C816 upgrade kit for the prototype, batch 1, and batch 2 systems.