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
Chuck Peddle passes away
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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
Sad
we’re all heading in that direction, let’s don’t forget that. Rest In Peace Chuck Peddle 
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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
Sorry to hear he passed away.
I hope to continue using his 65xx! His processor was the basis for my learning about computers, and the work I do nowadays.
I hope to continue using his 65xx! His processor was the basis for my learning about computers, and the work I do nowadays.
Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
Wow. I hopped on denial to scratch a little social itch on this cold winter evening and this was what I found first 
To say the 6502 was a huge part of my life would be an understatement. I regard these larger than life heroes of the personal computer revolution that I was so amazingly lucky to have grown up in as giants! I'm sad to hear this, but it's inevitable as an earlier poster said. Eventually we'll be all that's left of the stories of this time, I wonder if the next generation will care at all about the glorious days of the 8 bit personal computer, or if these processors will just die out, not even so much as listed in a catalog anymore.
RIP Chuck.

To say the 6502 was a huge part of my life would be an understatement. I regard these larger than life heroes of the personal computer revolution that I was so amazingly lucky to have grown up in as giants! I'm sad to hear this, but it's inevitable as an earlier poster said. Eventually we'll be all that's left of the stories of this time, I wonder if the next generation will care at all about the glorious days of the 8 bit personal computer, or if these processors will just die out, not even so much as listed in a catalog anymore.
RIP Chuck.
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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
It's been a week now, I really missed this.
RIP. He won't be forgotten. His legacy lives in today's information technology, as well as in the whole retrocomputing world.
Let's all think he had a long and happy life, accomplished all his goals, and left a strong example for future electronic engineers.

RIP. He won't be forgotten. His legacy lives in today's information technology, as well as in the whole retrocomputing world.
Let's all think he had a long and happy life, accomplished all his goals, and left a strong example for future electronic engineers.

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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
It wasn't announced until Friday i think.
Lie with passion and be forever damned...
Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
More articles on the passing of Chuck are found at
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/honorin ... t-with-it/
and
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/tech ... 1626211226
and on the front page of
https://www.commodore.ca/
Sincerely,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/honorin ... t-with-it/
and
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/tech ... 1626211226
and on the front page of
https://www.commodore.ca/
Sincerely,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
And another article on the passing of Chuck...
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/12/23/ ... ies-at-82/
plus a Maine Alumni Association article written when he was alive...
https://www.umainealumni.com/magazine/h ... the-world/
His obituary has appeared at Legacy.com. See
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santa ... &fhid=8818
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/12/23/ ... ies-at-82/
plus a Maine Alumni Association article written when he was alive...
https://www.umainealumni.com/magazine/h ... the-world/
His obituary has appeared at Legacy.com. See
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santa ... &fhid=8818
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
That is really sad news.
Peddle is one of the most important, yet overlooked, figures in personal computer history.
Will be missed.
Peddle is one of the most important, yet overlooked, figures in personal computer history.
Will be missed.
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Re: Chuck Peddle passes away
The scars never really heal, grief stays forever but we can cope with it. The world today is full of death and pain but we can take heart knowing that the dead will be reunited with us eventually. I will quote no scripture for this, as i want to remain compliant with the site rules but i know that his soul is in a better place, Heavens CES expo. RIP chuck, we'll miss you 

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modern coder= pop star
i'd rather be a rock star than a pop start
modern coder= pop star
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