9 Sep
2011
9 Sep
'11
2:56 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Smith" <eric at brouhaha.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: "Zilog 6502" in _IEEE Computer_
Thanks for the information :)
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
Andrew Burton wrote:
> Who did create the original 6502 and 8080? I know the original Z80 was
by
Zilog (hence
the Z!).
8080: Intel
6502: MOS Technology (a company entirely unrelated to Mostek)
Mostek never made a 6502 (or related parts), but was a licensed second
source for the Zilog Z80 family, Fairchild F8 family, and Motorola
MC68000 family. Mostek developed the MK3870 series single-chip
microcontrollers based on the F8. Mostek was originally was a fab
partner for Zilog, before Zilog built their own fab (contrary to the
Wikipedia claim that Western Design Center was the first fabless
semiconductor company).
Nevertheless, there are a zillion web sites that claim that MOSTEK made
the 6502.
Zilog never made the 6502 either.