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From: wiz@xroads.UUCP (Mike Carter)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 1802
Message-ID: <914@xroads.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 90 23:29:10 GMT
References: <3218@uceng.UC.EDU>
Reply-To: wiz@xroads.UUCP (Mike Carter)
Organization: Crossroads, Phoenix, AZ 85046
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In article <3218@uceng.UC.EDU> schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (Steven V. Christensen) writes:
>For some reason, I have this great urge to build something micro-processorish
>(I am an electrical engineer in school). I have seen a couple of projects in
>some electronic magazines using the RCA 1802 microprocessor. Can someone tell
>me how much one of these costs? And where to get an 1802? Anyone had any
>experience with it, or done some interesting computer projects in general?
>
>Thanks for your opinions!
>
>		Steven
>
>-- 
>Steven V. Christensen
>U.C. College of Eng.
>schriste@uceng.uc.edu


 
STeve:
	Here at Sky Harbor we have some automated parking equipment that
uses the RCA 1802. It's a fairly rugged little processor..seems to stand
up to the daily punishment pretty well and during the lightning storms
I only have trouble with the 6821's .
The 1802 can be picked up from Hamilton Avnet..although after playing with
this CPU fro several years, I can't seem to figure why anyone would
want to monkey with one on a new project. It's absolutely
retarded when you compare it against what is available.
Price wise, I think we're paying about $20.00 a piece for these relics..
but I'd have to go back to the office to make sure...they wont sel
them to you unless you have an order of at least 50...this would prevent
a casual hobbyist from doing a purchase....unless you can scrap around
and dig one up out of some old dinosaur resting in the cobwebs at a
local used parts dealer.
Well, I guess I *could* send one off to you if you insisted.
	
--that's if you're a glutton for 7-line I/O
 
			-Mike