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From: beattie@mtg.uucp (Grant P. Beattie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: 8-bit micros
Message-ID: <3L43m1w162w@mtg.uucp>
Date: 29 Jul 90 18:52:25 GMT
Organization: Music Technologies Group, Edmonton, AB
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     Rather than going to the 68000, you might be able to use their new 
microcontroller based on the 68K, namely the 68332 (Gee, I hope that's 
right).  There would likely be less real estate involved.
     I have used both the 8051 and 6809 and find them both very useful.  I 
have seen the 8051 run reliably at 16Mhz, and there are many, many spin-off 
processors in the same family.  I found the 8051 a piece of cake to work 
with. The learning curve is much faster than for the 68000.
     There are also a variety of speeds available for the 6809, and I have 
found that Motorola has excellent customer support.  I hope this information 
is useful.
                                 GB