On 6/1/06, Robert Ammerman <rammerman@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> 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
> >
>
> A replacement is probably not necessary. These chips never were very fast,
> and a software emulator for them on a more modern chip (ARM?) would easily
> handle the requirements of any application into which they were designed.
>
> Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
>

Interesting idea, but is it really easier? You can emulate the instructions
probably, but how do you emulate the peripherals? And ofthen it is not
easy to find a pin-compatible MCU to replace them so a redesign is
anyway necessary.

Regards,
Xiaofan
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