Embedded processors for DIY projects ?

[Bjorn Julin]

>I've found Philips to have unreliable support and availability.  I just 
>switched from a Philips 8051 clone to a similar Atmel/Temic part, and so 
>far have been very impressed.  Emails to their support group at 2am are 
>usually answered by 10am, they were generous with samples, and they are 
>shipping NOW, rather than next month (with next month changing every month) 
>like Philips.
>
>I'm currently using the Temic 89C51RD2 - the 40pin dip is 8051-compatible, 
>1Kb RAM, 2Kb EEPROM, 64Kb FLASH which is programmable VIA THE SERIAL IN, 
>and it has a 2nd DPTR register.

Yhea, i heard about them to,prog by serial is a important
issue for me, like the HC11 i used in the converter,one
can debug and boot from serial line, wery useful,
no emulators, ICE's etc.

Im interested to run Forth on a 8051 derivate since
it takes so much assembler lines to do simple things.
Actually it looks like Forth is getting a upswing
a load of robot hobbyists prefear Forth in their robots!

Roland uses 8051 and derivates in many of their synths!

BJ

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