>> had the (somewhat rare) 6809 CPU.
>
> I have a sales brochure here for the Acorn System 1,2 & 3. Inside it there
> is an 'Advance Information' flyer describing the 6809 card. I quote:
what machines were the 6809's used in? I believe I still have a box of
these somewhere - were they drop-in replacements for the 6502 then, but
with an extended instruction set or something?
cheers
Jules