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From: john@anasaz.UUCP (John Moore)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Need Microcontroller Chip
Message-ID: <1380@anasaz.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 90 16:54:00 GMT
References: <1990Mar2.162646.22586@athena.mit.edu>
Reply-To: john@anasaz.UUCP (John Moore)
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In article <1990Mar2.162646.22586@athena.mit.edu> chuck@mitlns.mit.edu writes:

Thanks for the info. I will look more closely at the 68HC11 series. However,
avoiding the off-chip ROM and RAM is my main interest. There is a nice Intel
chip series (8097, etc) that I have used where off-chip EPROM is acceptable -
about $9.50 with all the features of the HC11 + 10 bit A/d but no EEPROM.

]Standard electronics places have hundred dollar minimums often will
]want to do a credit check and generally won't want to deal with you
]if you aren't a company or university. Places like Jameco or JDR are 

I have a (very) small side business that manufactures ham radio
computerized widgets. I have accounts with many distributors
(such as Hamilton/Avnet). Most of them will accept orders of any
size - they make sure they make money by having large ($5.00) handling
charges. It's not hard to get these accounts, by the way. Also,
Arrow electronics now has an outlet that has a nationwide 800
number (1-800-93ARROW) that will take Visa cards and has the stock
(but not quite the prices) of a distributor.
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