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From: jensting@skinfaxe.diku.dk (Jens Tingleff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: Choosing a microprocessor.
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Date: 27 Jul 90 06:58:35 GMT
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elee24@castle.ed.ac.uk (H Bruce) writes:

>Since this appears to be the only group discussing low cost 8 bit micros here
>I wish to ask some questions on the choice of uP for a project.

>The project requires a low cost uP to control a 
>frame grabber and a modem and to process
[..]

To run of on a tangent: Why not use a low cost 16 bit ptocessor ?
The 68000 springs readily to mind.. . I don't think the cost is
too extravagant, if you can stay in the slow speeds..., and developement
software is *cheap* (compared to dedicated Xassemblers / Xcompilers).
If you're designing from scratch, I don't think the problems of PCB/circuit
layout are too large. Check the German magazines c't and MC for numerous
hardware projects in this league (I see you're in england, so there is a 
non-zero probability that you can get the German magazines..).

	Jens
Jens Tingleff MSc EE, Institute of Computer Science, Copenhagen University
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