Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!lll-tis!oodis01!uplherc!esunix!jsnow From: jsnow@esunix.UUCP (John Snow) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: RCA 1802 (was: PC history) Message-ID: <937@esunix.UUCP> Date: 7 Aug 88 03:59:07 GMT References: <3884@sequent.UUCP> Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah Lines: 12 From article <3884@sequent.UUCP>, by jjb@sequent.UUCP (Jeff Bob Berkowitz): > For many years, the 1802 was the ONLY choice for a wide variety of specialized > applications requiring low power, high noise immunity, and so on. It was > also extremely simple to apply. In general, a "technology to fit the times" - > also, the only processor with a SEX instruction ("SEt X", yes it's true :-). The Motorola 6809 also has a SEX instruction (Sign Extend). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- John F. Snow UUCP: {ihnp4,decvax}!decwrl!esunix!jsnow Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. Compuserve: 71550,1152 BIX: johnfsnow Salt Lake City, Utah