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David Cramer is the VP of Business Development at Western Design
Center, the company that still, today, manufacturers and sells the
6502 chip, the CPU that's at the heart of the Atari 800, Apple ][,
Commodore 64, and many other classic computers. In fact, the 6502
is used in many modern applications like pacemakers, and it's also
available in development kits for hobbyists, as David explains.

This interview occurred on March 27, 2015.

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