[classichasclass]

The 6502 isn't a 6809 clone; it was largely inspired by the 6800.

[smallstepforman]

My mistake. I remember reading the C= book “on the edge” and there was a chapter about how 3 chip designers at motorola couldnt get management to pursue low cost version of 6800, so they made 6502 in a startup called MOS in 1975.