20 Nov
2009
20 Nov
'09
2:21 p.m.
Keep in mind that the 6502 debuted for $25, which was far and away cheaper than any of the
Intel and Motorola offerings. So, there's a cost/performance consideration as well.
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From: Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 7:05:11 AM
Subject: Re: Non-fake Apple 1 on ebay
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 20 Nov 2009 at 1:21, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> In every picture I've seen, the Apple I's board has been
> wave-soldered.
Yes, I think that was one of their selling points - that they *weren't* kits, unlike
so many other systems of the time.
The 6502 to me always seemed to be a little
"brain dead" compared to the 8080. But that was a subject then of much debate.
With me it was always 6502 vs Z80 (I came in too late for the 8080), but same thought -
although, having seen some of the impressive things people have done with 6502s, I
don't think it necessarily matters (whether that's true of *any* CPU I'm not
sure - presumably there were some around that really did make life incredibly difficult!)
cheers
Jules