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There are usb-c paper tape readers: https://www.e-basteln.de/computing/papertape/overview/

They even work with phones!



Lol :) Interestingly that same site hosts a project related to the topic of emulated 6502, but not cycle accurate, instead 100Mhz in old Spartan-6 FPGA. Unfortunately not 6510, so no plugin for the 'breadbox':

https://www.e-basteln.de/computing/65f02/65f02/ &

https://hackaday.com/2021/10/15/heres-a-100-mhz-pin-compatib...

But! This reminded me of something else:

Micro Core Labs!

Which can either be cycle accurate, or superfast:

https://microcorelabs.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/mcl64-commodo...

https://microcorelabs.wordpress.com/2021/04/16/mcl64-mos-651...

https://microcorelabs.wordpress.com/2021/04/19/mcl64-worlds-...

https://microcorelabs.wordpress.com/2021/11/22/commodore-64-...

https://microcorelabs.wordpress.com/2021/11/29/mcl64-update/

Imagine Durex Forth on that. Ze PoWerRrRr!1!!


Awesome device, it's so small you could attach to a flipper or have a builtin into the flipper.

Also love their motto: "Solving yesterday's problems today" :)

Now for coding doom in ticker tape ... that should fill up the rest of the afternoon!




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