Re: Past Blast - "Wonder Woman 1984" - Corp Guy Using PET

On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 19:47:22 -0400, c186282 wrote:

   I still see debate over whether the 6502 was 'better' than the 6809.
   The 6502 was envisioned as the 'improved'
   6809 by the Motorola defectors - and in some ways was. However they
   also left out some registers that were convenient to compiler
   writers. So, no verdict.

One thing cannot be debated -- the 6502 was a hell of a lot cheaper than
the 6800. Peddle was working at Motorola when he first tried designing a
processor that wasn't a pricey as a 6800. Motorola said 'Not interested!'.

There was a parallel when Ward Christensen floated the idea for a personal
computer up his IBM chain of command and the memo came down 'No market
there. Knock yourself out on your own time.'  I had to check. He didn't
have Peddle's entrepreneurial drive and happily retired from IBM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen