 They were not aware of MOS's masking techniques and when they calculated the price per chip at the current industry yield rates, it did not add up.But any hesitation to buy it evaporated when both Motorola and Intel dropped the prices on their own designs from $179 to $69 at the same show in order to compete.Their moves legitimized the 6502, and by the show's end, the wooden barrel full of samples was empty.