List: time-nuts@lists.febo.com
From: Poul-Henning Kamp
Re: [time-nuts] Conducting Bench Top Material
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 7:03 AM
The original target market was motorolas very lucrative military/space
6800 market, so the chip had to match or exceed the 6800 on all points,
including accidental damage.
The first version, the 6501 was in fact pin- but not instruction-compatible
with 6800, but Motorola had a legal fit and MOS gave up on that idea.