> It means nothing. We've been using the MCS51 family since ever and 
> the last
> time i saw (or specified for a new design) an Intel member of such 
> family
> was in 1993, if i recall correctly. There's actually more than 50
> manufacturers producing a 51 for every need http://www.keil.com/dd/. 
> The 251
> is second sourced too. The same applies to the 386 and others, 
> excepting
> maybe for the 960 (which was popular only in some niches as cars 
> computers
> and VFDs).


A friend notes:

Agilent will be busy as a lot of their current lower-end standard
instruments are based around the 8096/80196.  A lot of people are 
going to
miss that processor which as far as I know doesn't have any second 
source.
Expect someone to step up to the plate with a replacement.


        RM


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