MOS Technology 8500 - Definition and Overview

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The MOS Technology 8500 is an HMOS-II variant of the MOS Technology 6510 CPU used in the Commodore 64 computer. Other than the process change, it is identical to the NMOS and HMOS-I version of the 6510.

The 8500 was originally designed for use in the modernised C64, the C64C. However in 1985, limited quantities of 8500s were found on C64 motheboards. It was not widely used until 1987, when Commodore finally shipped C64Cs with a totally redesigned motherboard using the new 85xx chipset.

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List of 65xx(x)-based products from MOS Technology and the Western Design Center

Single board computers & microprocessors: MOS/CBM KIM-1 | 6501 | 6502 | 6507 | 6508 | 6509 | 6510/7501/8510 | 8500 | 8502 | W65C02 | W65816 | W65802
Support chips: 6520 PIA | 6522 VIA | 6526 CIA | 6529 SPIA | 6530 | 6551 ACIA | 6560 VIC | 6567 VIC-II | 6581 SID | 6845 | 7360 TED | 8563 VDC

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