Eric Smith wrote:
> What I've always thought would be useful would be a small chip
> combining a 5V linear regulator, undervoltage detect for reset, and a
> MAX232 (or even 1/2 of a MAX232, only a single channel each of tx and
> rx).

Let's stick a 16F84 in there as well!  Drool.  ;-)

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