6 May
2001
6 May
'01
6:51 a.m.
Yes. That's what I believe as well.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: How many transistors in the 6502 processor?
Though it could
have been based on an estimate, the chip name/number, was
conjured up long before there could have been an accurate transistor count.
My guess is that 68000 as a name had a lot to do with adding a zero to 6800.