At 03:50 PM 10/16/97 -0300, you wrote: >At 10:35 PM 16/10/97 -0400, you wrote: >>At 09:04 PM 10/16/97 -0500, you wrote: >>>> Does anyone use ATMEL 8051 type clones? Any thoughts on using them versus >>>> another 8051 manufacturer? Thanks. >>> >>>As far as I can tell, the Atmel 8x51 clones are indistinguishable from other >>>clones save only for the ability to reprogram them. Since the cost is often >>>not far from OTP's, and is much less than window parts, I think Atmel 8x51's >>>have a lot going for them, save only for that goofy instruction set [remem- >>>ber which list you're posting to... >:*3] >> >>I know, I know :) That's why I posted to the Off topic section! I want to >>experiment a little and Atmel seems like a good deal. Free programming >>software, a schematic for making a parallel port programmer, and EE stylr >>parts. Too bad they don't have more code, but that can be found elsewhere. > >89C55 has 20 KB flash >89S8252 has 8KB flash + 2KB data EEPROM and is serially reprogrammable > >we have found a pretty useful free Pascal-51 compiler if somebody >wants to get get fast into Atmel 51 parts > >ftp://sistudio.com/atmel/pascal51 Make that: ftp://sistudio.com/pub/atmel/pascal51/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynn Richardson - Design Eng.|WA0ZNL |Progress Instruments, Inc. DC - 1GHz, RX, TX 100W, PLL |WA0ZNL.AMPR.ORG |807 NW Commerce Drive ASM 6805, 8051, Z8, PIC |44.46.176.3 |Lee's Summit, MO 64086 C |lrich@proginst.com|P(816)524-4442 F 246-4556