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  • 6502 Microprocessor turns 35 today!

    Posted on September 16th, 2010 schmeeve No comments

    LaughingSquid:

    The 6502 microprocessor is 35 years old as of September 16th. Introduced in 1975 at WesCon in San Francisco, the chip cost $25. Many early, hugely-popular home computers and gaming consoles sported it, including: Apple 1 & ][; Commodore PET & Vic 20; Atari 2600, 400 & 800.

    First “code” I wrote was in BASIC on an Atari 800 I received for my 10th birthday. With a tape drive!

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