17 Sep
2025
17 Sep
'25
8:07 p.m.
On 2025-09-17 8:02 p.m., Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
"Unconfirmed stories and unreliable sources"
are what mass readership is
about. I'm not saying the MOS 6502 was not important but its impact does
not match the 8080. The very early days the 6502 had its day in the sun!
The INTEL monopoly was well underway solidifying with the 8088 in the PC
World. I wrote a book about the early micro-computing days as an historian
and do confirm statements I make. I agree Chuck Guzis was the expert here
and we do truly miss him.
I think all the famous micros had "the right tech,
the right place and
the right time at the right price at one time.
The 8080, the concept of a personal computer with floppy disks.
The Apple, all in one box. The IBM PC,a consumer computer with home and
business software.