Chuck Peddle
Chuck Peddle | |
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Electrical engineer | |
Years active | 1970–2015 |
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Charles Ingerham Peddle
Biography
Peddle was born in
In 1955, Peddle joined the United States Marine Corps. He attended the University of Maine where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in engineering physics. Afterward, he went to work for General Electric working with time-sharing systems.[4]
In 1973, Peddle worked at Motorola on developing the 6800 processor.[4]
Peddle recognized a market for a very low price microprocessor and began to champion such a design to complement the $300 Motorola 6800. His efforts were frustrated by Motorola management and he was told to drop the project. He then left for
The 6502 microprocessor design was also developed into the 16-bit
In 1980, Peddle left MOS Technology, together with
Legacy
Peddle, along with the 6502's co-designer Bill Mensch, are regarded as personal computer pioneers, in that both the 6502 technology and business model were instrumental in helping launch the personal computer revolution. After Peddle's death, Mensch wrote in memoriam.[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b Metz, Cade (December 24, 2019). "Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Peddle, Charles Ingerham; et al. (1976). "Integrated circuit microprocessor with parallel binary adder having on-the-fly correction to provide decimal results". US 3991307.
- ^ "Team 6502". Team 6502.
- ^ a b c d e "Chuck Peddle Byte Interview" (PDF). Byte.
- ^ Peddle, Chuck (March 20, 2015). An Interview With Chuck Peddle: Charismatic Chipmaking Coryphaeus (audio). The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast.
- ^ Fairbairn, Doug; Diamond, Stephen (June 12, 2014). Video interview with Chuck Peddle. Scene World (video). Mountain View, California: Computer History Museum.
- ^ a b "Chuck Peddle". The Centre for Computing History.
- ^ "25 Microchips That Shook the World". IEEE Spectrum.
- ^ "Digging Into The 6502". Apple II History. WordPress.
- ^ Mensch, Bill (December 20, 2019). "In Memoriam of Charles "Chuck" Peddle". Western Design Center.
Bibliography
- Bagnall, Brian (2005). On the Edge, The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore. Winnipeg: Variant Press. ISBN 0-9738649-0-7.
External links
- The Legendary Chuck Peddle, Inventor of the Personal Computer
- Video: Interview with Chuck Peddle for Scene World Magazine (2014)
- Video: An Interview with Chuck Peddle (The Amp Hour #241)
- Video: Oral History of Chuck Peddle (Interviewed by Doug Fairbairn and Stephen Diamond on 2014-06-12 in Mountain View, CA)
- Video: VCF East 4.0: History of Commodore, Pt 1: Chuck Peddle (2007)