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From: baum@Apple.COM (Allen J. Baum)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.arch
Subject: Apple & the 6502 (was History of PCs)
Message-ID: <15083@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 Aug 88 16:38:56 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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Reply-To: baum@apple.UUCP (Allen Baum)
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>In article <753@applix.UUCP> scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes:
>In article <1238@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
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>>....  Jobs has said that when he was looking for a chip, the 6809
>>was really expensive, and the 6502 was really cheap.

Jobs never cared which CPU was used in the Apple II. The 6502 was chosen
because, when Intel 8080s were selling for $360, Woz was able to pick a 6502
up at Wescon for $20.

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