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From: egul@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM (Ed Gulczynski - FIS)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Re: Which microprocessor is user friendly ? (long reply)
Message-ID: <25150007@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM>
Date: 4 Nov 90 03:43:01 GMT
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/ hp-lsd:sci.electronics / elwood@wam.umd.edu (Jim Bogard) /  9:41 am  Oct 25, 1990 /
In article <1990Oct24.234727.17533@NCoast.ORG>, ramsey@NCoast.ORG (Cedric Ramsey) writes:
> 
> Hello:
> 
> I wanted to know which microprocessor is easier for a novice to build a
> system around. I want to have a clock w/display, rom, ram, and simply io
> to set the clock. I was thinking about either the z80 or the 6800 but
> the 6840 scares me a lot.

   I think 6502.  ok, ok, so its old. so what. it's compact,
   clean, efficient, and easy to work with.  Plus, Ive seen them 
   with system clocks on the chip.  Use static RAM for no refresh,
   and off you go.

J-.

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Jim Bogard  oper014@umuc.umd.edu  jimbo@socrates.umd.edu 
                                  elwood@cscwam.umd.edu

disclaimer? I think UM has bigger things to worry about than my opinions.
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