OT? What 8bit Microprocessors still available new?

From: Gooijen H <GOOI_at_oce.nl>
Date: Fri Feb 20 01:13:08 2004

Interesting thread ... nice reading.
For the design of a small 6802-based system check:

www.pdp-11.nl/homebrew/startframe.html

and click the links "interface hardware" and "interface
monitor". The project has had little time lately, but I am
working on the mechanical part: a new sleakier front.
Anyway,
it has the CPU (...), 8 kbytes RAM, 8 kbytes EPROM,
and is very easy to expand with as much I/O you want.
Hey, if you are going to connect a "PDP-11" console
to it (relax chaps, a home-made one, the real consoles
stay on my machines!) you need *lots* of I and O.
All fits on a single board. I still can write a program
in hex opcodes for the 6802.

Risk of starting a flame: Motorola is way nicer to work
with in assembly language than all the Intel crap.
Words hi- and lo-byte swapped ... go figure !

gd lck with your hardware,
- Henk, PA8PDP


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Hudson [mailto:ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: donderdag 19 februari 2004 20:57
> To: Classic Computers
> Subject: OT? What 8bit Microprocessors still available new?
>
>
> 'lo everyone...
>
> Who would be interested in a *new* classic computer..
>
> it would have room for almost 640K of memory, the remainder
> being taken by a simple ROM monitor (like the apple I
> monitor, or the Polymorphic monitor)
>
> What Microprocessors are still being sold new? 6502? Z80?
>
> It would consist of a small board with RAM, ROM, CPU, and a
> serial port.
>
> Best use would be to connect it to a PC running a terminal
> emulator for IO and Mass storage.
>
> Is anyone interested?
>
> Perhaps I should just go find a simulator? :^p
>
> ron.
Received on Fri Feb 20 2004 - 01:13:08 GMT