[dboreham]

I don't think the 6800 and 6502 had different intended applications. The 6502 is just a second pass at designing the same product for the same market but with "design for manufacturing" given priority so it was quite a bit cheaper to make.

[systems_glitch]

It is very cut-down compared to other processors of the time. Part of that was cost reduction, but part was also intended applications. I'm struggling to find it now, but I've got a transcript of an interview with I believe Chuck Peddle (may have been Bill Mensch) where they discuss it.

[systems_glitch]

Bill Mensch interview, IEEE Spectrum article:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/q-a-with-co-creator-of-the-6502-pr...