On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:49:22 +0200, juha tuomi <juha.tuomi@liperi.fi> wrote:

>>>Hi Andy
>>>I hear you here.  I hear Motorolla just announced that they were
>discontinuing
>>>almost all of their 68705 cpus and several 6811 derivatives.  The 68705 is
>a
>>>sucky cpu anyway but it will send alot of people running for somthing new
>that
>>>have been using these things for years.
>
>>>Dave Duley
>
>
>
>Where did you hear this from?  I am using 68HC705C8A in a few applications
>and get worried...  I checked Motorola websites and there was not a mention
>about discontinuing. Will call my distributor and ask.

While I was finishing up a project using the 68HC05C0, Motorola announced to its
users that they plan on discontinuing most of the 6805 line.

It seemed only those products that were sold in the millions would be continued.
We were assured that our product would be one of those.  Unfortunately, I don't
have a list of affected processors.

Two months later we were told that the 68HC05C0 would be discontinued (throwing
away two years of work and a few million in investment dollars).  After
discussions between Motorola, and the head of the company I'm contracting for,
it was agreed that the 68HC05C0 would be continued.  But this most likely
because the product I'm working on (a remote control for cable boxes) will be
sold in the millions -- and that the company I'm working for is also very
closely associated with another company that uses in upwards of 10's of millions
of Motorola 6805 parts per year (also remote controls).

If you're currently using a 6805 family part (especially if you're in the design
phase) I suggest you check with Motorola to see if they plan on continuing the
part.  Their first response will be "Yes of course" (They can't help it, they're
Motorola).  Try them again a month later -- if you can reach them, once again
this Motorola were talking about.

And who knows, by now there might be a whole change of plan, and the 6805 might
be their "New Part into the New Millennium!", doubtful, but this *IS* Motorola!

-Zonn

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