> The oldest book, on 6800's, I can find in my library is "6800
> Programming For Logic Design" printed in 1977. So I suspect the 6800
> was around in the late 70's.
> It's a little hazy now, but I think I built my first computer in
> 1976, using a 6800.
It's been around since at least 1975, since Chuck Peddle developed the 6501
(the 6502's lost predecessor) to be pin- and bus-compatible with the 6800.
This led to a successful lawsuit against MOS Technologies by Motorola for
copyright infringement, and made MOS Tech a tempting target for buyout (it
was quickly snapped up by Commodore).
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