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Instruction timings are listed in "clock cycles" — should they be named T-states? #500

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The instruction table's header names the column listing the execution time for each instruction "clock cycles". This is an ambiguous term, as it could mean M or T cycles. While there is a description at the top, the term remains confusing, particularly for someone looking at the documentation quickly; it is also at odds with most community usage, where "cycles" means M-cycles.

Would it be better to label the column "T-states" explicitly instead? Another option would be to quarter the values, but I assume this wasn't done for some reason I'm unaware of.

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