Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: micro-controller
Message-ID: <1990Sep28.143653.23424@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1990Sep27.171111.5553@athena.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 14:36:53 GMT

In article <1990Sep27.171111.5553@athena.mit.edu> chuck@mitlns.mit.edu writes:
>>Motorola makes a nice CMOS 6805-family part in a 24 pin package.  Look
>>for the 1468705xxx ...
>
> This is obsolete the recomended parts are 68HC...

Recommended for maximizing Motorola's profits, or for best results for
the user? :-)

If you are designing something to be produced in quantity zillion a year
from now, there is a lot to be said for using the latest and greatest parts.
If you're a hobbyist dealing in quantity one, there is a lot to be said
for "obsolete" parts -- they are generally cheap and widely available,
which is (I hear) more than can be said for the 68HC parts.
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