Hi...

Well, I'm in the middle of designing an intercom for the house and am in
need of a little custom logic to avoid stuffing a board full of gates and
diodes.  I *could* blow the dust off my ancient copy of CUPL and my Hi-Lo
ALL-02 programmer that have not seen daylight since 1995, and I do have a
few GAL18V8A's laying around...  but it there now a better alternative?
Here are my requirements for something to qualify as "better":

* Must be readily available (hopefully from Digi-Key or similar US
supplier) in a DIP package.
* Free programming hardware/software
* Free development tool(s)
* Able to replicate basic logic gate arrays (mostly AND/OR stuff)

Basically I'm looking for something to replace GALS that I can program
with nothing more than a cable or simple home brew hardware, and won't
have to buy software for.  Current requirement is not an issue, a hundred
mA more or less isn't a big deal.  Since I haven't had cause to design a
new PLD for several years I have not paid much attention to what's out
there...  so what are the recommendations of the PICList?

Dale
(Yes, I know I could use a 16F874...)
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