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   From: plbyrd@bellsouth.net   
      
   puritan_2076@yahoo.com wrote:   
      
   > What about the 6800/09? It was at least technicly superior to many   
   > other chips available at the time, and just as good as the rest. Why   
   > was it so rarely used? I've noticed many early 680x computers used the   
   > realitively poor 6847's b&w predecessor. did that have something to do   
   > with it? or was ti just too expensive? or too late?   
   >   
      
     According to Chuck Peddle in "On The Edge - The spectacular Rise and   
   Fall of Commodore," the 6800 costs $300 in quantity and the 6502 cost   
   $25 in quantity.  'Nuff said.   
      
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