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From: linimon@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Mark Linimon)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.arch
Subject: Re: History of PCs (also kind of long)
Summary: MOS Tech vs Mostek
Keywords: history, pc, workstation
Message-ID: <5063@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 2 Aug 88 22:23:48 GMT
References: <1876@looking.UUCP> <11697@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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> The 6500, progenitor of the 6502, was created by MOSTek, by some of
> the designers of the 6800 who had left Motorola.
> 
>  Dennis O'Connor   oconnor%sungod@steinmetz.UUCP  ARPA: OCONNORDM@ge-crd.arpa
>     "Never confuse USENET with something that matters, like PIZZA."

Nearly.  It was created by MOS Technology which sometimes confusingly
went by MOSTech; I believe they were based in the East.  Mostek was a
Dallas-based company that is now part of Thompson CSF or whatever the
name is after the latest merger.  Mostek's fortes were the 68000, the
F8, DRAMs, FIFOs, and VMEbus.

Mark Linimon
Mizar, Inc.
uucp: sun!texsun!mizarvme!linimon