Chuck Peddle, a key designer of the $25 6502 microprocessor that powered the first big wave of personal computers, including the Apple II, has died at 82
His invention brought digital technology to a new breed of consumer devices and powered early Apple and Commodore computers.
New York Times Cade Metz
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David Gray
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In Memoriam of Charles “Chuck” Peddle
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Mike Mika
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On Dec 15th, we lost Chuck Peddle, the lead designer of the MOS 650x series microprocessor and the Commodore PET. His processor was the heart of the Atari 2600/5200/400/600/800, Apple II, NES, VIC-20, C-64, Kim-1, Master System, Lynx, BBC Micro, arcade games and so much more. RIP…
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@dealbook
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He and his colleagues created a low-cost microchip, and his company later built its own personal computer around it: the Commodore PET, which sold for $495. That, a former associate said, was “when the personal computer market really took off.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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Christopher D. Long
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One of the designers of the revolutionary 6502 CPU. Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age - https://www.nytimes.com/...
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Bobby Healy
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Wrote 6502 assembler on the Nintendo way back in 88. It also powered the awesome BBC micro, commodore 64 and vic 20. Rip Chuck Peddle. What a legacy! https://twitter.com/...
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Yann LeCun
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RIP Chuck Peddle, designer of the MOS Technologies 6502 microprocessor, the workhorse of early personal computers. My first three computers were powered by the 6502 (Synertec SYM-1, Ohio Scientific C2/4P, and Commodore 64).... https://wdc65xx.com/...
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Mitch Kapor
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A moment of silence please to remember Chuck Peddle whose 6502 chip powered the Apple II, Commodore PET and other 1st gen PC's. The 6502, fondly remembered, was the only chip I ever did any assembly language programming for. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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Chuck Peddle designed the MOS 6502 processor that ran my first computer - the Commodore VIC-20. Its successor, the 6510, is what keeps the #C64 running. Sadly, Chuck passed away on December 15 2019. A two minute NOP loop will be executed in rememberance. https://wdc65xx.com/...
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Brian Caulfield
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Another pioneer of the microprocessor era, Dan Dobberpuhl, who chaired the board of @IntelMovidius, also died earlier this year. We are losing the generation who were the fathers and mothers of modern computing. RIP. https://twitter.com/...