In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, g_daubach wrote:

Forrest,

"The SX28 is just a microprocessor" ouch - that hurts! Actually, the SX has all the components that are typical for a computer: Program memory, variable memory, an arithmetic-logical unit, a program counter, stack memory, parallel I/O, etc... Insofar, the BS2SX is also a simple "computer" - actually, it is an SX with some additional peripherals on one small PCB but additional EEPROM, a voltage regulator, and a serial interface circuit are not the parts that make it a "computer".

Why shouldn't we compare an SX with an Athlon or a Pentium: Athlons and Pentiums are "just" miroprocessors gut no computers - they don't have program memory, variable memory, no parallel or serial I/O, just a bus to interface to external components. Yes, I know, I'm comparing Apples and IBMs, and I'm only kidding :-) .

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