On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 2025-02-02 11:09 p.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > On 2/2/25 17:22, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > >> > >> > >> Not quite lost. The 1802 crowd is doing amazing things. > >> See https://groups.io/g/cosmacelf/message/33678 > >> > >> And if you know anything about the 1802, it's, uh, not so speedy. > > > > At its introduction,it was one of few static CMOS CPUs. You could run > > it from batteries and stop the clock when not needed. Perfect for > > telemetry. I think the Intersil 6100 was another, but required 12-bit > > wide memory. > > > > --Chuck > > But then you could buy 12 bit wide memory. > 9 bit memory also was rare.
Is that the meanng of 'a bit on the side' ? > Did any use a INDUSTRY STANDARD UART, with a external FIFO chip? The DEC DZ11 uses the standard 40 pin 'dumb UARTS' and feeds the receive data into FIFO ICs. I am sure there are others. -tony > > >
