Date   : Sat, 06 Apr 1991 07:04:11 GMT
From   : mintaka!ogicse!qiclab!techbook!fzsitvay@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Frank Zsitvay)
Subject: Re: Zilog autobaud detect / Zilog chip sources

In article <1557@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> linkr@groupw.cns.vt.edu (Roger Link) writes:
>
>The Z84x1x IPC are new "Intelligent Peripheral Controllers".  They
>have a 10Mhz Z80, SIO, CTC, Watch Dog timer, PIO (on some models), and
>clock generator, wait state generator, and auto power on reset (some
>models).  All of this in a 84-pin PLCC or 100 pin quad flat pack!!!
>
>From my point of view, these chips give the 8051/6811/etc.
>microcontrollers a run for their money!!

   not to mention, cp/m on a chip.
 
   add a disk controller, some rom, some ram, and other odds and ends
and you'd have an extremely low parts count  cp/m machine.
 
   if someone could be so good as to even post estimated prices for these
toys, i'd REALLY appreciate it.


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