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		Tor3 on March 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JSON parser written in 6502 assembly language The 6502 is one of the few processors validated for embedded medical devices. From https://www.westerndesigncenter.com/ ".. the 65xx microprocessors protect millions of lives annually within embedded heart defibrillation and pacing systems. " Can't get more mission-critical than that I suppose..

ddingus on March 1, 2021 [–]

This makes me happy. One day some of us could end up with a 6502 keeping us alive, and perhaps writing 6502 code.

Sometimes the world makes me grin.

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