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On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 18:07:22 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> Back when microprocessors were just getting started I researched specs
> for 8-bit chips - instruction set, I/O, etc. The only one I thought was
> worth a bucket of warm spit was the 6800.

The problem was Motorola thought highly of the 6800 and didn't want to 
hear the thoughts of the breakaway team that designed the 6502 to be 
cheaper and faster.