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		krylon on July 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: x86 is dead, long live x86 Tamagochis are running on 6502 compatible chips. Which makes me think it is used in other toys, too.

tabtab on July 31, 2023 [–]

What are the top embedded usage chips and what is their typical niche?

krylon on July 31, 2023 | [–]

I wouldn't know. I just watched a talk a couple of years back about reverse engineering tamagochis, and they turned out to run on some 6502 compatible chip made by a company that - IIRC - sells to toy makers mostly.

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