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From: huang@erie.ge.com (Szu-yuan Huang)
Subject: Re: Best microprocessor
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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 13:34:35 GMT
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In article <nlc111.179.2F42615E@psu.edu>, nlc111@psu.edu (nate) writes:
> I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on which microprocessor is the 
> easyest to use in a robot project.  It would have to interface with standard 
> 27*** EPROM easily and be simple to program.  I was considering the intel 8085 
> but lately I have grown pissed with its difficulty interfacing with EPROM.  
> Speed is not a concern as the robot will not be that bogged down with 
> computations.  It should also interface with standard I/O with little external 
> logic.  Thanks in advance!!
> 
> 
>   Keith Soldavin
>   KAS219@psu.edu

I did some schoolwork with the Zilog Z-80 before.  It's got a very neat external
interface.  I had no problem wiring it to work with EPROM or anything else.   

-- 
Mike Huang
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My employer has nothing to do with what I said above; I do.


