From: Moltar Ramone <jlasser@rwd.goucher.edu>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 10:27:10 +0800
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: PBS show
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On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:

> >BTW, Intel shares a substantial proportion of the blame for Apple's choice
> >of the 6502.  The decision was made, I've heard, because Intel was still
> >trying to get $200 for a slow 8080, while Western Design Center (?) wanted
> >only about $20 for a 6502.
> 
> You need to check your claims more carefully. There are always many reasons
> a chip is selected for a design.

Well, the machine was originally designed around an 8080, but then Woz 
found the incredible deal on the 6502 and re-worked the machine...

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