>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.


Now you have a good excuse to start learning PICS <grin>

Calvin


>
>thanks,
>
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>
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