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From: rchampe@hubcap.clemson.edu (Richard Champeaux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Request for support chip suggestions.
Message-ID: <6712@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 9 Oct 89 17:57:58 GMT
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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As part of my thesis, I'm designing a single board computer based on the
68000 or 68020, and will eventually port either OS-9 68k or PDOS to it.
It will eventually be used for a new class here at Clemson that will focus
on real-time systems.

I'm looking for some suggestions of support chips for it.  More specifically,
does anyone out there have a favorite floppy disk controller chip set, parallel
driver, or serial driver?  How about a battery-backed-up clock?

I have a list of ICs that Microware has drivers for, but it lists only the part
numbers.  It would be nice to have information about their functions and 
ease of interface to a 680xx.  I have already gotten a suggestion to use
either the MC68681 or MC68901 for the serial driver.

Also, if there's anyone from Motorola listening, could you tell me the quickest
way to get some data books on the 68000 and 68020, and help me decide which of
the other data books or data sheets I might need for the other Motorola ICs 
that I end up using.  The only data book I currently have is a third party
book describing the 68000 through 68020 and it's pretty skimpy.  (I had good
ones at work, but they're 1000 miles away now.)

Thanks for any help.
Rich Champeaux  (rchampe@hubcap.clemson.edu)