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From: curry@garth.UUCP (Ray Curry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: microprocessor development environment
Message-ID: <2593@garth.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 17:09:28 GMT
References: <7051@zodiac.UUCP> <311@quick.COM>
Reply-To: curry@garth.UUCP (Ray Curry)
Organization: INTERGRAPH (APD) -- Palo Alto, CA
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In article <311@quick.COM> bruce@quick.COM (Bruce Hemingway) writes:
>In article <7051@zodiac.UUCP>, news@zodiac.UUCP (USENET News) writes:
>> Similar to a previous posting by someone else, I am looking for a
>> microprocessor development system for my MacII.  For example, I want
>> Can anyone suggest a product(s), companies, or anything to support
>> this type of venture.  I am leaning towards the 8080A, Z80, or 6502,
>> but anything that is well-supported and uses a low-cost microprocessor
>> (i.e., 8-bit) is fine with me.  
>A
>Manx Aztec C is available as a cross- development system for the
>Mac environment.  Versions support 680x0, 8086, 6805, 6502, Z80 and
>perhaps others, if memory serves.  I recently purchased the 68020
>system to do cross-development.  The system produces S-record format
>code which downloads to many eprom programmers.  The only
>disadvantage (in my opinion) is that it does not run under MPW
>shell. Instead it uses the Aztec shell which replaces the finder and
>will not run under multifinder.
>      Bruce Hemingway
>
The last version of Manx's Aztec C I received does run under MPW.  I
am getting a little disturbed at Manx however since I am a long term 
user and bought upgrade subscriptions at $100 for the last two years and
received no upgrades.  Aztec C has been a little funny in the Mac world
because of the console driver equivalent used.  Code would run under the
Aztec shell or had to have the con added to the system.  (Now it runs
under MPW but you loose some tools like the vi editor).  For cross
development, it wouldn't present a problem.