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How the 6502 came to be

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And if we stay with the legendary MOS 6502 (again) then one can (again) only state that there is probably pretty much nothing, that has not already been written about this conglomerate of semiconducting material, metal and plastic.

Almost nothing, because Jason Sachs dares to plunge into this risky adventure again, and to uncover facts, that might have remained hidden to others until now. 🕵🏻‍♂️

Was he successful? This question can probably only be answered on an individual basis, but Jason's article Development of the MOS Technology 6502 is more detailed, than almost any other we’ve seen for a while.

Fans of the CPU will certainly get their money's worth, even though the article was published in June of this year. But what’s a mere 4 month, when the hero of the story has more than 45 years under his belt?

Great reading material, don’t miss.

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