RobertB Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Famed 6502 engineer Chuck Peddle has passed away. To see memorials to him, go to https://www.team6502.org and https://wdc65xx.com/in-memoriam-of-chuck-peddle Sincerely, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 That's sad... He was influencial in the creation of all my favorite 8-bit consoles & computers I owned in my youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Sad, thx for all the chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 We have lost yet another giant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Very sad indeed. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 More articles on the passing of Chuck are found at https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/honoring-chuck-peddle-father-of-the-6502-and-the-chips-that-went-with-it/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/technology/chuck-peddle-dead.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_191226?campaign_id=2&instance_id=14779&segment_id=19878&user_id=52e9bd8191fe2014c39ec1549b47f2c1®i_id=311626211226 and on the front page of https://www.commodore.ca/ Sincerely, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Thanks for sharing this! I enjoyed reading through all of the articles that have been posted. I’ve always been fascinated by computer engineering from a young age. It’s been a real treat to learn more about Chuck Peddle and the other creators of personal computing technology. Thanks Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 And another article on the passing of Chuck... https://bangordailynews.com/2019/12/23/news/bangor/chuck-peddle-umaine-grad-whose-invention-paved-the-way-for-personal-computing-dies-at-82/ plus a Maine Alumni Association article written when he was alive... https://www.umainealumni.com/magazine/he-changed-the-world/ His obituary has appeared at Legacy.com. See https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santacruzsentinel/obituary.aspx?n=charles-peddle-chuck&pid=194838073&fhid=8818 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This was a good watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Very nice! Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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