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From: c23vgs@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Victor Sperry)
Subject: Re: 68HC05 16 PIN DIP ICE/EVM
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 22:06:59 GMT
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In article <278if2$467@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, johnh@argon.gas.uug.arizona.edu (john m hughes) writes:
> In article <276vhn$4mu@nms.telepost.no> tor@spacetec.no writes:
> 
> The main problem is the 6805's painful lack of stack instructions and the
> RAM to do any stack operations with. I program this little monster for a living
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ick. Me too.
> 
> The 68HC11 is a much more rational device, and the various flavors of the
> Z80 and 80xx family make even better sense for applications which could
> benefit from using a c compiler. 
> 
Watch for the M6808 coming soon. It's a rational 6805, probably as powerful
as an HC11 and supposed to be cheaper to boot.

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