I have to add my kudos for these chips, too.  Great stuff, elegant. 

David

Don Lewis wrote:

>>>Bring back the 6809 !!!!
>>>'Nicest' processor ever built :-)
>>>      
>>>
>
>Agreed, it was a wonderful part.  We designed it into a
>factory data collection and management application right from
>its first introduction before IBM PC existed.  The hardware
>contained a 6809 with its companion 6829 memory mangement
>unit accessing 2MB of memory and the sofware used every bit of it.
>The units ran unattended 24/7 for years in some really hostile
>environments without problems.  Eventually we ported it to the PC
>when they became a commodity.  Reliability was never the same.
>
>A Motorola engineer once told me that the 6809/6829 was
>designed as a platform for IBM's first PC but the Intel
>parts were chosen instead.  I don't know if this story is true
>but if so, the world might be very different today if IBM had
>taken the other path.
>
>Don
>
>
>  
>


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