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Primarily cost. In 1975, the 6800 cost $175 (which was already a dramatic reduction from the initial price of $360); the 6502 launched that year at $25. Motoro
by duskwuff 3y ago
Primarily cost. In 1975, the 6800 cost $175 (which was already a dramatic reduction from the initial price of $360); the 6502 launched that year at $25.
Motorola dropped prices on the 6800 in response, but they still couldn't match MOS's pricing.
- systems_glitch 3y agoIndeed, the mask correction process that MOS came up with was really their killer advancement w.r.t. keeping design cost down, even considering the dramatically simpler 6502 core.
- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoJust to save anyone else the effort, inflation adjusted those numbers are: $1,031.36, $2,121.66, and $442.01.
- jordemort 3y agoBased on what? The data sources I can find put inflation since 1975 at ~470%, which sounds high, but even then $25 is only ~$140, not $442.01
- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoI used this: https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm Checking again it looks like I'd used this calculator in the past for $250 so I got an extra zero in there by accident via autocomplete, sorry. I can no longer edit the original.