At 02:13 AM 7/15/97 -0400, Mike Keitz <mkeitz@JUNO.COM> wrote:

>All this talk about expanding the 16CXX instruction set is almost
>certainly just talk as far as Microchip is concerned.  However it may not
>be very long before other companies start bringing out "Enhanced
>pic-type" chips much like all the "enhanced" 8051's out there (unlike the
>8051, the PIC is a solid foundation to start enhancing)

I've used the 8051 derivatives but can't understand your implication that
the 8051 is not a solid foundation - I'm curious - can you clarify why
you believe this ?

Rgds

Mike
Perth, Western Australia

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