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Personal Computer CPU Pioneer Chuck Peddle Passed Away #MOSTechnology #CommodorePET #Technology #Computers #Apple #VideoGames #Atari #Nintendo

One of the most important engineers in the early home computer era has passed away after a long, lengthy battle to Pancreatic Cancer; he was 82 years old. Peddle was best known for being the lead designer of the MOS Technology’s 6502, a low-cost processor that was used in first-wave home computers such as the Apple II and the Commodore PET. At the time of 1975, MOS Technology’s 6502 was priced…