The wild and wonderful world of early Microprocessors w/a focus on 6502
Michael Brown
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
Michael Brown’s DEF CON 32 talk, "The wild and wonderful world of early Microprocessors w/a focus on 6502," offers a captivating journey back to the foundational era of personal computing. While DEF CON is typically synonymous with information security, Brown explicitly clarifies that this presentation is a passionate exploration of computer history and technology, rooted in his personal experiences growing up with 8-bit machines. The talk delves into the origins of the microprocessor, tracing the timeline from the early 1970s through the 1980s, and meticulously examines the architecture and impact of one of the most iconic chips of that period: the **MOS 6502**.