[sdiy] Deja Vu

[Paul Maddox]

Tim,

> This morning I
> decided to use a more modern uP and got the datasheet
> for the Atmel AT80S8515. When I looked at the SPI
> interface section, I saw the same diagrams I was
> looking at last night. I mean, the diagrams were
> identical, the registers had the same names, even the
> flags mostly had the same names. Wierd....

hehe... spooky stuff..
Though dont plan on using the 90s8515, you want to be looking at the
MEGA8515.

> I have to admit, for a moment I was disorented. But
> after not finding Scully in my room (dang!) and not
> finding black oil in my eyes, I finally came to the
> conclusion that Atmel must have bought the 68HC11
> design stuff from Motorola.

could be.. or 'borrowed' it..

> So as luck would have it, my work last night was not
> wasted, even though I switched from a MOT part to an
> AVR.

hehe..

Paul