The brain behind personal computers, Chuck Peddle, has passed away at the age of 82 due to pancreatic cancer. He was responsible for designing MOS Technology’s 6502, a low-cost processor used in Commodore PET and Apple II. These were some of the first personal computers to be manufactured in the world. The 6502 cost $25 […]
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Chuck Peddle, one of the most important engineers of the early home computing era, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82. He's best known as the lead designer for MOS Technology's 6502, a low-cost processor (just $25 in 1975) that found i...