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>not intended to compete with the 8080 and 6800 Clearly, as evidenced by 6501 drop in pin compatibility followed by Motorola lawsuit settled for $200K and pin
by rasz 3y ago
>not intended to compete with the 8080 and 6800
Clearly, as evidenced by 6501 drop in pin compatibility followed by Motorola lawsuit settled for $200K and pin configuration change.
- systems_glitch 3y agoSupposedly the drop-in compatibility was so they didn't have to also design a development board right out the gate. I don't know what one could want for a more direct, firsthand account of what it was or wasn't designed to compete with -- Bill Mensch is the guy who did the silicon tape-up for the thing!