On Fri, 10 Apr 1998 18:12:11 -0400, you wrote:

>hey all,
>i have a question for anyone who has more of a clue than me.
>
>would it be possible to hook up a serial input LCD screen and a 40 key
>(roughly) keypad to a 16C84?
>obviously i can't just hook up each key to an input, so how would it
>work?
>
>oh, and would a beginner like me possibly be able to use a serial LCD
>screen, or would it just be an exercise in frustration?
>
>
>i'm trying to decide whether to use a PIC or a z80 on a project i'm
>working on. PICs are cheap which is a plus, but i don't know a whole lot
>about them.
>
Look at the other Pics with more pins - they're still pretty cheap.
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