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Motorola 6809

The Motorola 6809 ("sixty-eight-oh-nine") is an 8-bit microprocessor with some 16-bit features. It was designed by Motorola's Terry Ritter and Joel Boney and introduced in 1978. Although source compatible with the earlier Motorola 6800, the 6809 offered significant improvements over it and 8-bit contemporaries like the MOS Technology 6502, including a…

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Address width
16
Common manufacturer
Motorola
Data width
8
Instruction set
6809
Launched
1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Number of instructions
59

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Motorola 6809

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related to Versions · 8
Motorola 6809 → Faster, Hitachi, MHz, Motorola, Motorola's, The Hitachi, The Motorola, With
Address width · 1
Motorola 6809 → 16
Common manufacturer · 1
Motorola 6809 → Motorola
Data width · 1
Motorola 6809 → 8
Instruction set · 1
Motorola 6809 → 6809
Launched · 1
Motorola 6809 → 1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Number of instructions · 1
Motorola 6809 → 59
Package · 1
Motorola 6809 → 40-pin DIP
Transistors · 1
Motorola 6809 → 9,000

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6809 motorola code 8-bit 6800 system 16-bit design 6502 also used memory like designs instruction addressing stack data cpu clock

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Motorola 6809Address width161.00infobox
Motorola 6809Common manufacturerMotorola1.00infobox
Motorola 6809Data width81.00infobox
Motorola 6809Instruction set68091.00infobox
Motorola 6809Launched1978; 48 years ago (1978)1.00infobox
Motorola 6809Number of instructions591.00infobox
Motorola 6809Package40-pin DIP1.00infobox
Motorola 6809Transistors9,0001.00infobox
Star Warsinstance ofand early 1980s arcade video games0.80text
Gyrussinstance ofand early 1980s arcade video games0.80text
Defenderinstance ofWilliams Electronics used the 6809 in arcade games0.80text
Robotroninstance ofWilliams Electronics used the 6809 in arcade games0.80text

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    Motorola 6809

    Nodes136
    Edges135
    Triples24
    Avg. degree1.99
    Density0.014706
    Components1
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