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Chuck Peddle has passed away.
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| Re: Chuck Peddle has passed away. [message #389387 is a reply to message #389382] |
Fri, 20 December 2019 19:31  |
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Originally posted by: fadden
On Friday, December 20, 2019 at 2:49:13 PM UTC-8, barana wrote:
> Just heard it this morning , Happened on Dec 15th.
> Chuck was a cool bloke. He had guts.
"Peddle considered the $300 price point of the 6800 a disadvantage, and urged Motorola management to pursue a more affordable microprocessor that could be used in a wider array of applications. When they refused, Peddle convinced seven other Motorola employees to pack up their homes and move across the country to begin work on what would become the 6502 microprocessor at MOS Technology ..."
https://www.team6502.org/
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