I grew up in an era when in fact the most potent computing power I had access to, as a hacker/programmer, required 20c. Alas, I realize not everyone thinks the

I grew up in an era when in fact the most potent computing power I had access to, as a hacker/programmer, required 20c. Alas, I realize not everyone thinks the way I do, but I consider among the worlds most functional 'computing experiences' occurred during the Arcade era, where, indeed, one could wonder at the .. sheer .. computing power .. being used to render sprites. With 256 colors. So, at the risk of perhaps moving the goal-posts, let me just say that while the 6809 might've been a 'games console cpu', at the time, it was also used in a few .. relatively interesting .. micro's. Anyone returning to that era, in their own way, contributes what they can. In my case, I consider the still-functioning Joust and Defender machines in my neighbourhood, at the very least, accessible through a repository ..