8051 vs. 68K

[Magnus Danielson]

> What about a 6811 series microcontroller? 

In my local "we-got-it-all" shop the 68HC11 matches the 68000 in price.

> It's a 8/16 bit hybrid.  It has several ports parallel and serial, 
> setable timer, and a A/D converter.  I think the A/D is even 
> multiplexed with S&H circuits. They come in different configurations
> of RAM, EEPROM, Memory backup, etc.
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Most of the HC11 chips have an A/D and a 8 input mux for it.

> The assembly code is pretty easy.  Everything is pretty much self 
> contained, so a minimum of external parts are needed.

The HC11 is a pretty neat chip...

Magnus