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The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by Chuck Peddle for [[MOS Technology]] in 1975. When it was introduced, it was the least expensive full-featured CPU on the market by a considerable margin, costing less than one-sixth the price of competing designs from larger companies such as Motorola and Intel. It was nevertheless faster than most of them, and, along with the [[Zilog Z80]], sparked a series of computer projects that would eventually result in the home computer revolution of the 1980s. | The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by Chuck Peddle for [[MOS Technology]] in 1975. When it was introduced, it was the least expensive full-featured CPU on the market by a considerable margin, costing less than one-sixth the price of competing designs from larger companies such as Motorola and Intel. It was nevertheless faster than most of them, and, along with the [[Zilog Z80]], sparked a series of computer projects that would eventually result in the home computer revolution of the 1980s. | ||
It was widely used in [[Apple]] and [[ | It was widely used in [[Apple]], [[Atari]] and [[BBC]] computers. | ||
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Revision as of 19:20, 19 May 2007
The MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by Chuck Peddle for MOS Technology in 1975. When it was introduced, it was the least expensive full-featured CPU on the market by a considerable margin, costing less than one-sixth the price of competing designs from larger companies such as Motorola and Intel. It was nevertheless faster than most of them, and, along with the Zilog Z80, sparked a series of computer projects that would eventually result in the home computer revolution of the 1980s.
It was widely used in Apple, Atari and BBC computers.
