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  • Re: RIP Chuck Peddle

    From Tristan Miller@3:770/3 to Tom Lake on Tue Dec 24 09:52:05 2019
    Greetings.

    On 21/12/2019 05.54, Tom Lake wrote:
    Chuck Peddle the designer of the 6502 microprocessor and Commodore
    PET passed away on Dec. 15. Another great man gone. You'll be missed,
    Chuck!


    Very sorry to hear about this. Apart from his technical
    accomplishments, I got the impression that he was a nice guy. He was
    always happy to speak at length about his role in the microcomputer
    industry for historians and tech writers.

    Regards,
    Tristan

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  • From rbernardo@iglou.com@3:770/3 to All on Wed Jan 1 22:44:52 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

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