This snippet I grabbed last year as I was compiling my Commodore 8-bit write
up for Vintage Computer Festival 1.0 at least it's a lead... (my scrapbook
doesn't get cleaned much) I think it was a writeup on an awards ceremony for
the innovators of the microcomputer industry.
> One of the awards went to William D. Mensch, Jr., president and CEO, The Western
> Design Center Inc. Mensch was fundamental to the development of the Motorola
> 68000 microprocessor, and he went on to help invent and develop the 6502 chip at
> MOS Technology in the early 1970s. The 6502 was eventually used in Apple,
> Commodore and Atari computers.
>
> The second award in the category was presented to Chuck Peddle, president, Thstyme
> Ltd., and another MOS Technology veteran. Peddle pioneered the phenomenally
> successful 6502 microprocessor, and, under Commodore, led the development of one
> of the first personal computers: the PET (Personal Electronic Transactor), which put the
> 6502 chip to practical use.
Hope that helps!
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