The Ricoh RP2A03 is a custom MOS 6502 derived CPU created for use in the 1983 Nintendo Family Computer and 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System (both referred to hereafter as the Famicom, as they are both the same piece of hardware).

The number of revisions as told by the chips themselves is 8 (2a03 [referred to hereafter as the A revision], B, C, D, E, F, G, and H)**, although (I think) only 4 appear to have ever been mass produced (the original RP2A03, E, G, and H models)**.
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Because why not and naive thought.

One of my primary interests of late is nonlinear dynamics, and the origins of my intrigue with this field are easily accessible to anyone. Very simply, all you have to do is go down to the nearest Starbucks, order a hot beverage (perhaps coffee or hot cocoa), remove the lid from your purchase, and watch carefully as the steam chaotically wafts out of the cup. From a very basic point of view, you can easily ascertain that you are watching a phase...