Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS Technology 6502 and the Commodore PET (1982)
Summary
The Byte interview with Chuck Peddle (1982) covers the design philosophy behind the Victor 9000/Sirius 1, memory strategies (128K baseline with expansions to 256K), disk technology (5.25-inch drives, Group Code Recording, high-density encoding), and architectural choices (integration of memory, I/O, and graphics) to target business use. It also frames the three generations of microcomputers and predicts market shifts toward networked, office-oriented systems and IBM/DEC competition; valuable for historical context and lessons on systems design and product strategy.